You Create a New and Unique Ionic Compound Composed of +4

question 11

Multiple Choice

You create a new and unique ionic compound composed of +4 cations and -1 anions.Which of the following statements is false about your compound?

• A)The cations and anions must arrange themselves to minimize repulsions between ions with like charges.
• B)There must be four times as many anions as cations in the crystal lattice.
• C)Each cation must touch four anions.
• D)The cation is probably significantly smaller than the anion,and this impacts the crystal structure.
• E)The electrostatic potential energy is probably quite large and negative.

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