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AP Chemistry
1.8 Valence Electrons and Ionic Compounds
1.7 Periodic Trends
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A student compares the lattice energies of three crystalline ionic solids: \(\text{NaCl}\), \(\text{CaO}\), and \(\text{MgO}\). Based on Coulomb's law and periodic trends in ionic radii, which of the following correctly ranks the compounds in order of decreasing lattice energy (from greatest to least)?

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