General Chemistry 10th Edition

Published by Cengage Learning
ISBN 10: 1-28505-137-8
ISBN 13: 978-1-28505-137-6

Chapter 9 - Ionic and Covalent Bonding - Exercises - Page 344: 9.4

Answer

The lattice energy for an ionic solid comes from the electrical attractive force interacting among constituting ions. It is known that those electrical forces depend by electrical potential exerted by each ion, so the smaller ionic radius then, the stronger the acting potential.

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The lattice energy for an ionic solid comes from the electrical attractive force interacting among constituting ions. It is known that those electrical forces depend by electrical potential exerted by each ion, so the smaller ionic radius then, the stronger the acting potential.
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