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CRYSTAL LATTICE ENERGY
Definition(s) for CRYSTAL LATTICE ENERGY
1) Amount of energy that holds a crystal together; the energy change when a mole of solid is formed from its constituent molecules or ions (for ionic compounds) in their gaseous state. The energy charge when one mole of formula units of a crystalline solid is formed from its ions, atoms, or molecules in the gas phase; always negative. For more information see Crystallography
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