14:635:205 Crystal Chemistry Dr. E.

Koray Akdoan

Homework 01

1. The net potential energy between two adjacent ions, E
N
, may be represented by,



E
N
=
A
r
+
B
r
n

Calculate the bonding energy E
0
in terms of the parameters A, B, and n.

2. For a K
+
Cl

ion pair, attractive and repulsive energies E

A
and E
R
, respectively, depend on the distance
between the ions r, according to


E
A
=
1.436
r



E
R
=
5.8 10
6
r
9


For these expressions, energies are expressed in electron volts per K
+
Cl

pair, and r is the distance in

nanometers. The net energy E
N
is just the sum of the two expressions above.
(a) Superimpose on a single plot E
N
, E
R
, and E
A
versus r up to 1.0 nm.
(b) On the basis of this plot, determine (i) the equilibrium spacing r
0
between the K
+
and Cl

ions,
and (ii) the magnitude of the bonding energy E
0
between the two ions.
(c) Mathematically determine the r
0
and E
0
values using the solutions to Problem 2.14 and compare
these with the graphical results from part (b).

3. Consider a hypothetical X
+
-Y
-
ion pair for which the equilibrium interionic spacing and bonding energy
values are 0.35 nm and -6.13 eV, respectively. If it is known that n in the following equation has a value of 10.
Determine explicit expressions for attractive and repulsive energies E
A
and E
R
in the E
N
. The net potential
energy E
N
between two adjacent ions is sometimes represented by the expression


exp
N
C r
E D
r
| |
= +
|
\ .


in which r is the interionic separation and C, D, and are constants whose values depend on the specific
material.
(a) Derive an expression for the bonding energy E
0
in terms of the equilibrium interionic separation
r
0
and the constants D and using the following procedure:
1. Differentiate E
N
with respect to r and set the resulting expression equal to zero.
2. Solve for C in terms of D, , and r
0
.
3. Determine the expression for E
0
by substitution for C in the equation
(b) Derive another expression for E
0
in terms of r
0
, C, and using a procedure analogous to the one
outlined in part (a).



4. (a) Briefly cite the main differences between ionic, covalent, and metallic bonding; (b) State the Pauli
exclusion principle.

5. Compute the percents ionic character of the interatomic bonds for the following compounds: TiO
2
, ZnTe,
CsCl, InSb, and MgCl
2
. (Hint: Use the example in the lecture notes as a guide)

6. Make a plot of bonding energy versus melting temperature for the metals listed in the following table.
Using this plot, approximate the bonding energy for copper which has a melting temperature of 1084C.


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7. What is the relationship between chemical bond strength, melting temperature, modulus of elasticity and
thermal expansion coefficient within the framework of structure-property relationship? Elaborate on your
answer with equations and sketches as you see fit. Be brief but concise.

8. Plot the following data and comment on the relationship between interatomic distance and melting point.
Be brief but concise.