Which of the following ionic solids is expected to have the greatest lattice energy

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Which of the following ionic solids is expected to have the greatest lattice energy, primarily because of the combination of high ionic charges and small ionic radii? (a) LiF\text{LiF} (b) CaO\text{CaO} (c) MgO\text{MgO} (d) NaCl\text{NaCl}

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