Discharge tube The discharge tube is a glass tube having two electrodes sealed into it connected to a vacuum pump to reduce the pressure of the gas taken into it. A slit is placed in the tube to get a sharp beam of radiations. Experiment: William Crooks a British scientist studied the passage of electricity…
The lattice energy is the energy released when one mole of the ionic crystal is formed from the gaseous ions. OR It is also defined as the energy required to break one mole of the solid into isolated ions in the gas phase. Explanation with examples: Solids are composed of atoms, ions or molecules. However,…
Ionic crystals depend upon the structure and the size of their ions. In the structure of NaCl each Na+ ion is surrounded by six chloride ions. The following figure shows how these ions are arranged in the crystal lattice. It is clear that Na+ ion has ten electrons while Cl– has 18 electrons. The size…