Time to put on your scientist’s hat and draw a conclusion based upon data in the Lattice Energy table. Compare the strength of the bonds in potassium bromide with the strength of the bonds in potassium oxide. State in terms of lattice energy which is stronger, and propose a sound explanation for this difference.

Pegmatites are igneous rocks in which the individual minerals are very large. typically, the minerals are all light-colored quartz, feldspar and muscovite. if you were given a black and white photograph of a pegmatite in a quarry (where the rock has been blasted and broken), what physical properties could you use to identify those three minerals in this hypothetical photo? describe each mineral and the specific diagnostic properties. be specific.