(a) Explain why lattice energy calculations based on the BornMayer equation reproduce the experimentally determined values to...

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(a) Explain why lattice energy calculations based on the Born–Mayer equation reproduce the experimentally determined values to within 1 per cent for LiCl but only 10 per cent for AgCl, given that both compounds have the rock-salt structure. 

(b) Identify a pair of compounds containing M2+ ions that might be expected to show similar behaviour.

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Inorganic Chemistry

ISBN: 9780198768128

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Authors: Mark Weller, Tina Overton, Jonathan Rourke

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