The magnitude of lattice energy of a solid increases if

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The ions are large

The ions are small

The ions are of equal sizes

Charges on the ions are small

answer is B.

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Detailed Solution

Lattice energy is directly proportional to charge density Charge Size ratio , i.e. high charges on the ions, and small sizes of the ions.

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