The Born-Haber cycle is a series of steps that represent the formation of an ion

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The Born-Haber cycle is a series of steps that represent the formation of an ionic compound from a metal and a nonmetal. For example, the steps in a Born-Haber cycle for the formation of NaCl(s) consist of sublimation of the metal Na atom (?Hsubl-Na) to form a gaseous Na atom, bond dissociation of the chlorine molecule (BECl2) to form a gaseous Cl atom, ionization energy of the sodium atom (IENa) to form a gaseous Na+ ion, electron affinity of the chlorine atom (EACl) to form a gaseous Cl- ion, and the lattice energy of NaCl (LENaCl) involving the coalescing of the gaseous Na+ and Cl- ions to form a solid NaCl formula unit.

With the above summary in mind, which particular steps of the Born-Haber cycle would be represented in the following reaction?

K(s) + F(g) ? KF(s)

A. ?Hsubl-K, BEF2, IEK, EAF
B. ?Hsubl-K, IEK, EAF, and LEKF
C. ?Hsubl-K, BEF2, IEK, EAF, and LEKF
D. IEK, EAF, and LEKF

Explanation / Answer

C. First K should sublimate, then the F2 bond will dissociate, then with IEK K becomes K+, with EAF F becomes F-,finally the KF is formed using LEKF.

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