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Silicon: lattice energies

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

Fluorides

No data for any fluorides of Si.

Chlorides

No data for any chlorides of Si.

Bromides

No data for any bromides of Si.

Iodides

No data for any iodides of Si.

Hydrides

No data for any hydrides of Si.

Oxides

SiO₂:

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

calculated: 13125 kJ mol^-1

References

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.
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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