Periodic Trends in Lattice Energy
Coulomb’s Law
charge A x charge B
electrostatic force a
distance2
But energy = force x distance. Therefore,
charge A x charge B
electrostatic energy a
distance
cation charge x anion charge
electrostatic energy a
cation radius + anion radius
a DHolattice
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