The number of nearest neighbours and next nearest neighbours of an $Na^{+}$ ion in a crystal of $NaCl$ are respectively

  • A
    $6 Na^{+}, 12 Cl^{-}$
  • B
    $6 Cl^{-}, 12 Na^{+}$
  • C
    $12 Cl^{-}, 12 Na^{+}$
  • D
    $6 Cl^{-}, 6 Na^{+}$

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