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Title How Strong is this Bond?
Description During this instructor-led activity students will apply Coulomb's law to explain and compare the lattice energies of ionic solids.
Subject Chemistry
Level High School, Undergrad - Intro
Type Discussion Prompts, Multiple-Choice Concept Questions
Duration 30 minutes
Answers Included Yes
Language English
Keywords Coulomb's law, force of attraction, ionic, ions, lattice energy
Simulation(s) Coulomb's Law (HTML5)


Author(s) Nancy Salpepi
School / Organization PhET
Date submitted 24/03/13
Date updated 24/03/13