>>3872237Aye
>>3872317Yeah I figured it might be a tricky question like that. Not entirely sure on how to explain the answer. It makes sense in terms of comparing the bond energies, Li-F is greater than Ba-Cl, but Ba-Cl has two bonds, so it makes sense to be greater. But based on the heat of fusion, which is the amount of energy needed to break LiF into Li+ and F-, and BaCl2 into Ba2+ and 2Cl-, it seems that LiF is still more energetic.
Try to look up bond energies of both, I'm sure there's a table out there somewhere.
