For potassium chloride, in kJ/mol: sublimation of potassium +89, half the bond enthalpy of chlorine…
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For potassium chloride, in kJ/mol: sublimation of potassium , half the bond enthalpy of chlorine , ionisation of potassium , electron gain of chlorine , and enthalpy of formation of KCl . Find the lattice enthalpy.
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Born-Haber cycle: enthalpy of formation sublimation half the bond enthalpy ionisation enthalpy electron gain enthalpy lattice enthalpy. The lattice enthalpy is the energy needed to separate one mole of an ionic solid into its gaseous ions. It grows with the charges of the ions and as the ions get smaller.
The worked solution
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Step 1. The cycle. .
Step 2. Add the known steps. .
Step 3. Solve. kJ/mol.
Answer: kJ/mol.
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