Born-Haber cycles

A form of Born-Haber cycle — A cycle concerned with the formation of an ionic compound from the reaction of a metal (often a Group I or Group II element) with a halogen or other non-metallic element such as oxygen; used to analyze reaction energies.

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noun
  1. pluralplural of Born-Haber cycle
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