In the cesium chloride structure, the number of Cl- ions that surround each Cs+ ion is

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In the cesium chloride structure, the number of $Cl X^{-}$ ions that surround each $Cs X^{+}$ ion is

Cs X^{+}

sits at the body centre of a cube whose corners are

Cl X^{-}

ions, so the coordination number is 8 (8:8).