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How to know which ionic compound have the highest lattice energy without knowing the values of the radii?
Given two ionic compounds, for instance:
$$\ce{CaS} \quad \mathrm{or} \quad \ce{KCl}$$
What is the procedure to predict which of the two have the highest lattice energy (in absolute value)?
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Difference between polarizability and dipole moment? [duplicate]
In my head, any molecule that is very polarisable, has a dipole moment. Is this true? I am very confused and can't seem to find anything that helps my thought, and I can't seem to distinguish between ...
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How to eliminate electrostatic charges from titanium dioxide powder
I have synthesized $\ce{TiO2}$ nanoparticles via sol-gel method and I need to calcine it at elevated temperatures for the crystal phases formation. The powder is very highly charged and not only ...
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