Question

a) Providing an expression, estimate the electrical potential energy of a Potassium ion and a Chlorine ion separated by a distance of 0.36nm

b) State at least one important assumption explicit to your expression.

c) For ionic molecules, provide an expression that defines the relationship between the electric potential energy and the bond disassociation energy.

d) From the information provided above, justifying your answers with fundamental arguments, what would you expect for i) the electrical potential energy and ii) the bond disassociation energy of the Cesium and Chlorine ionic system also separated by 0.36nm with regard to the Potassium and Chlorine ionic system? (i.e higher, lower or equivalent).

Answer 1