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QUESTION----- CaO and NaCl have the same crystal structure and nearly the same ionic radii . if x is lattice energy of NaCl then find lattice energy of CaO?

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11 Years ago
Hello Ankit
The lattice energy depends on the ionic size and the type of crustal structure. As both NaCl and CaO have same ionic size and crystal structure, their lattice energy would also be same i.e. x