The sums of the ionic radii for two salts are 231 pm for NaF and 314 pm for KCl

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Problem

The sums of the ionic radii for two salts are 231 pm for NaF and 314 pm for KCl. The cations and anions in both salts carry charges of

+1

and

-1

, respectively. What is the predicted ratio

\dfrac{|E_{\text{NaF}}|}{|E_{\text{KCl}}|}

of their lattice energies based on these data? (a)

0.74

(b)

1.85

(c)

1.36

(d)

1.00