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| lat·tice en·er·gy (plural lat·tice en·er·gies) |
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1. energy to separate crystal's ions: the energy that would be required to separate the ions constituting a crystal so that they were an infinite distance apart
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2. energy required to break down crystal: the energy that would be required to separate the ions of a crystalline structure so that they would be an infinite distance apart
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