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AP EAMCET · Chemistry · Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure

Assertion (A): Higher lattice enthalpy leads to greater stability of ionic compounds.
Reason (R) : Lattice enthalpy is a direct measure of the electrostatic forces of repulsion among the constituent ions in an ionic solid.
The correct answer is

  1. A Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
  2. B Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
  3. C (A) is correct, but (R) is not correct
  4. D (A) is not correct, but (R) is correct
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Correct Answer

(C) (A) is correct, but (R) is not correct

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