Q. CaO and NaCl have the same crystal structure and nearly the same ionic radii. If 'u' is the lattice energy of NaCl, the lattice energy of CaO is very nearly

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Solution:

Lattice energy

In CaO, the charges on cation and anion are twice the magnitude of charges on the cation and anion of NaCl. The interionic distance is the same.