Aluminium

Aluminium: lattice energies

All values of lattice energies are quoted in kJ mol^-1.

Fluorides

• AlF₃:

  thermochemical cycle: 5215 kJ mol^-1

  calculated: 5924 kJ mol^-1

Chlorides

• AlCl₃:

  thermochemical cycle: 5492 kJ mol^-1

  calculated: 5376 kJ mol^-1

Bromides

• AlBr₃:

  thermochemical cycle: 5361 kJ mol^-1

  calculated: 5247 kJ mol^-1

Iodides

• AlI₃:

  thermochemical cycle: 5218 kJ mol^-1

  calculated: 5070 kJ mol^-1

Hydrides

• AlH₃:

  thermochemical cycle: (no value) kJ mol^-1

  calculated: 5924 kJ mol^-1

Oxides

• Al₂O₃:

  thermochemical cycle: (no value) kJ mol^-1

  calculated: 15916 kJ mol^-1

References

1. H.D.B. Jenkins - personal communication. I am grateful to Dr Don Jenkins (University of Warwick, UK) who provided the lattice energy data, which are adapted from his contribution contained within reference 2.
2. H.D.B. Jenkins in CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics 1999-2000 : A Ready-Reference Book of Chemical and Physical Data (CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, D.R. Lide, (ed.), CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida, USA, 79th edition, 1998.

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