Born-Haber Cycle Born-Haber Cycle

Why not NaCl2? Why MgCl2?

DHfo = DHfo =
Na(s) + Cl2(g) NaCl2(s) Mg(s) + Cl2(g) MgCl2(s)

DHsub 2 DHdiss like MgCl2 DHsub 2 DHdiss

Na(g) DHlattice Mg(g) DHlattice
2+:1–
IE1 2 Cl(g) IE1 2 Cl(g)
vs
Na+(g) Mg+(g)
2 EA DHlatt NaCl 2 EA DHlatt NaCl
IE2 –788 kJ IE2 1+:1– –788 kJ

Na2+(g) + 2 Cl–(g) Mg2+(g) + 2 Cl–(g)

DHfo = DHfo =

Born-Haber Cycle Some Lattice Types

AlCl3 CsCl NaCl MgCl2 CaF2
DHfo =
Al(s) + 3/2 Cl2(g) AlCl3(s)
DHsub
3 DHdiss
Al(g)
1+ 1– 1+ 1– 2+ 1– 2+ 1–
IE1 –667 kJ/mole –788 kJ/mole –2422 kJ/mole –2805 kJ/mole
Al+(g) 3 Cl(g) DHlattice
ZnS AlCl3 Al2O3
IE2
3 EA
Al2+(g)
IE3
Al3+(g) + 3 Cl–(g)
2+ 2– 3+ 1– 3+ 2–
DHfo = –3526 kJ/mole –5458 kJ/mole –15270 kJ/mole