The Born-Haber Theory: Max Born And Fritz Haber

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Born-Haber cycle is named after scientists who developed this theory, Max Born and Fritz Haber. They were German scientists. It is enthalpy cycles which explains us the formation of ionic compounds and their chemical constituents. Born-Haber cycle is an approach to know about reaction energies. The Born Haber cycle is concerned about the formation of an ionic compound by the reaction of a halogen with a metal. The metal may be form group 1 or group 2. It majorly aims at calculating lattice energy. Lattice energy is the energy required to completely separate a mole of an ionic compound into its gaseous atoms. It is difficult to determine the lattice energy directly through experiments. However, it can be calculated from other quantities which …show more content…

As per hess law the sum of enthalpy changes round a Born-Haber cycle is zero. With this we can easily calculate the lattice energy of an ionic compound. Lattice energy is used to calculate the enthalpy of solution from the expression: ∆Hsol = ∆latice H+ ∆hyd H Enthalpy of solution is equal to sum of lattice energy (which is required) and hydration energy of constituent ions (which is released). Enthalpy of solution is heat change when one mole of salt is dissolved in excess of solvent so that all heat change takes place in one time. CuSO4(s) + aq(excess of water) → CuSO4(aq) And heat of hydration is amount of heat change when one mole of anhydrous compound is converted to hydrated form. CuSO4(s)(anhydrous) + 5H2O(L) → CuSO4.5H2O(L) (hydrous) Talking about born-haber cycle, first process in it is to covert the solid substance into the elements in their standard state, which is done by providing energy, which is negative of energy of formation, where, enthalpy of formation is equal to the energy released when a mole of a compound is formed from its elements in their standard state or most …show more content…

Its symbol is ∆Hf, where the subscript “f” indicates that one mole of compound is formed from its elements in their most stable state of aggregation. Electron Affinity- Amount of energy released when 1 mole of gaseous atoms bring an electron from infinity to its outermost orbit. Once we have elements in their standard state or most stable state then we need to convert them in gaseous states. If the element is in solid state then we need enthalpy of sublimation, where, standard enthalpy of sublimation is the enthalpy change when one mole of solid substance is directly transformed to gaseous state at a constant pressure and under standard pressure which is one bar. Its symbol is ∆ H sub. If the element is in liquid state then we need enthalpy of vaporization, where, enthalpy of vaporization or molar enthalpy of vaporisation is amount of heat required to vaporize one mole of a liquid at constant temperature and under standard pressure which is 1 bar. Its symbol is ∆vap

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