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Ch.9 - Chemical Bonding I: The Lewis Model

Chapter 9, Problem 44

Rubidium iodide has a lattice energy of -617 kJ>mol, while potassium bromide has a lattice energy of -671 kJ>mol. Why is the lattice energy of potassium bromide more exothermic than the lattice energy of rubidium iodide?

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