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Given information
The lattice energy of potassium nitrate is .
The heat of hydration is .
The amount of heat absorbed in water is .
Step-by-step explanation
Step 1.
The heat of solution can be calculated from the formula:
(This is considered as equation 1)
here,
= is the energy required to break bonds between ions.
= is the energy released during bond formation of ions with water.
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