Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure - Result Question 11
####11. Among the following which compound will show the highest lattice energy?
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
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Solution:
- (b) For compounds containing ions of same charge, lattice energy increases as the size the ions decrease. Thus,
has highest lattice energy. The size of cation is in the order .