diff --git a/docs/sch4uz.md b/docs/sch4uz.md index 0e7baee..f78063e 100644 --- a/docs/sch4uz.md +++ b/docs/sch4uz.md @@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ Second ionisation energy may increase the peak enthalpy after it has lowered fro ### Lattice enthalpy -The lattice enthalpy of an ionic compound is the energy released when 1 mol of an ionic solid is formed from gaseous ions. +The lattice enthalpy of an ionic compound is the **magnitude** of the energy released when 1 mol of an ionic solid is formed from gaseous ions. - It decreases as ionic radius increases due to greater distance and charge separation - It increases as difference in charge increases because the greater charges are more strongly attracted