Chemical composition and properties of ionic crystals

CONTENTS
I. Introduction 440
II. Crystal lattice energy and surface energy of ionic crystals 442
III. Correlation between properties of ionic crystals and lattice energy 444
IV. Stored energy in ionic crystals 446
V. Dissolution and evaporation of alkali metal halides 447
VI. Semiconductor (electron–hole) properties of ionic crystals and their chemical composition 449