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Inorganic Chemistry

Which of the following statement is correct?(multiple answer question)
A) More ionic the compound, less is it's lattice energy.
B) More ionic the compound, more is it's lattice energy
C) There is no relation between a compound's ionic character and it's lattice energy i.e if A is more ionic than B, then it's lattice energy may be less than or may be more than B.
D) Thermal stability of an ionic compound depends only on lattice energy and nothing else.
Please explain

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7 Years ago
Dear student 
More the ionic compound, more the lattice energy. 
Lattice energy is the energy required to break a lattice. So, if compound is ionic i.e., more strong, more will be the lattice energy. 
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MAHIMA 
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