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Grade 11Physical Chemistry

though the ionic character of NaF is more than MgF2 then why the lattice energy is of MgF2 is more than NaF?plz.reply soon

Profile image of PRUTHVI M PATIL
10 Years agoGrade 11
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Profile image of harshil chauhan
10 Years ago
Lattice energy is directly proportional to the charges of the constituent atoms ..in mgf2 theconsituents are +2 and -1 charge but in naf they are +1 and -1 hence mgf2 is having lattice energy greater than Naf