Question

In an ionic compound, the size of the ions affects the internuclear distance (the distance between the centers of adjacent ions), which affects lattice energy (a measure of the attractive force holding those ions together). Based on ion sizes, arrange these compounds by their expected lattice energy. Note that many sources define lattice energies as negative values. Please arrange by magnitude and ignore the sign.

Compunds: RbCl ,RbBr ,Rbl ,RbF

Answer 1

The correct answer will be " RbF > RbCl > RbBr > Rbl".

Step-by-step explanation:

The size of the given ions will be:

RbCl:

⇒ 689kJ/mol

RbBr:

⇒ 660kJ/mol

Rbl:

⇒ 630kJ/mol

RbF:

⇒ 785kJ/mol

Now according to the size, the arrangement will be:

⇒ (785kJ/mol) > (689kJ/mol) > (660kJ/mol) >(630kJ/mol)

⇒ RbF > RbCl > RbBr > Rbl

The bond among all opposite charging ions seems to be strongest whenever the ions were indeed small.