Chapter 8, Problem 23E

(a)

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To determine: The charges on each of the cations in $\text{NaF}$ and $\text{CaO}$ .

(b)

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To determine: The charges on each of the anions in $\text{NaF}$ and $\text{CaO}$ .

(c)

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To determine: The compound that is predicted to have larger lattice energy.

(d)

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To determine: The lattice energy of $\text{ScN}$ using the lattice energies in Table $8.1$ .