Lattice energy of an ionic compound depends upon

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Charge on the ions only

Size of the ions only

Packing of the ions only

Charge and size of the ions

answer is D.

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Detailed Solution

Lattice energy ∝ q1q2d2 where q1 and q2 are charge on ions and ‘d’ is distance of separation.

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