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The lattice energy of NaCl is 788kJmol−1. This means that 788kJ of energy is required
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KEAMKEAM 2014Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure
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Solution:
Lattice energy is that amount of energy which is required to separate one mole of a solid into its constituents gaseous ions at infinite distances.
Since the lattice energy of NaCl is 788kJmol−1, it meas that 788kJ of energy is required to separate one mole of solid NaCl into one mole of Na+(g) and one mole of Cl−(g) to infinite distance.