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Lattice energy of an ionic compound depends upon:

  1. A
    Charge on the ion only
  2. B
    Size of the ion only
  3. C
    Packing of ions only
  4. D
    Charge on the ion and size of the ion

Solution & Step-by-step Explanation

According to Coulomb's Law and the Born-Landé equation, Lattice Energy () is given by:

Where: are the charges on the ions. is the equilibrium distance between ions (related to the size of the ions).Thus, lattice energy depends on both the charge and the size of the ions.

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Lattice energy of an ionic compound depends upon:
A
Charge on the ion only
B
Size of the ion only
C
Packing of ions only
D
Charge on the ion and size of the ion

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