A chemist wants to compare how tightly an ionic solid is held together. The quantity to use is the:
ALight energy
BLever energy
CLattice energy
DLatent heat
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Lattice energy
1. Ionic solids are held by attraction throughout a whole lattice, not one pair.
2. The energy involved in assembling or breaking that lattice measures its strength.
3. It is the lattice energy.
_Source: OpenStax Chemistry 2e, Chapter 7, Chemical Bonding and Molecular Geometry._
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