AIIMS 2010
- Exam
- AIIMS
- Year
- 2010
- Subject
- Chemistry
- Chapter
- Thermodynamics (C)
AIIMS 2010 · Chemistry · Thermodynamics (C)
CaO and NaCl have the same crystal structure and approximately the...
and have the same crystal structure and approximately the same ionic radii. If is the lattice energy of , the approximate lattice energy of is
Options
- A
- B
- C
- D
Correct answer
D.
Step-by-step solution
where and are charges on ions and is the distance between them. Since interionic distances in and are similar, (larger cation has smaller anion and vice versa) therefore, is almost the same. Therefore, lattice energy depends only on charge. Since the magnitude of charge on and ions is unity and that on and ions is 2 each, therefore, the lattice energy of is four times the lattice energy of , i.e., .