A simple method for evaluating the Madelung constant of a CsCl‐type crystal is described. The Madelung constants of CaF2‐type and ZnS‐type lattices are computed to ten decimal places from linear relations between the Madelung constants of these and NaCl‐ and CsCl‐type crystals.
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