Chemistry: The Central Science (13th Edition)

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Chapter 8 - Basic Concepts of Chemical Bonding - Exercises - Page 335: 8.21b

Answer

The chemical equation that represents the process of lattice energy for $NaCl$ is $$NaCl (s)\rightarrow Na^+(g)+Cl^-(g)$$

Work Step by Step

Again, by definition, lattice energy is the energy required to completely separate one mole of a solid ionic compound into its gaseous ions. So the chemical equation that represents the process of lattice energy for $NaCl$ is in fact the chemical equation that represents the separation of solid $NaCl$ compound into 2 gaseous ions $Na^+$ and $Cl^-$. Therefore, that equation would be $$NaCl (s)\rightarrow Na^+(g)+Cl^-(g)$$ $(s)$ stands for solid and $(g)$ stands for gaseous.
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