A student incorrectly draws the following model of LiBr lattice structure. Explain the student's error or errors in this model.

Lattice Energy is a type of potential energy that may be defined, the lattice energy is the energy required to break apart an ionic solid and convert its component atoms into gaseous ions.

This definition causes the value for the lattice energy to always be positive, since this will always be an endothermic reaction. Its value are usually expressed with the units kJ/mol.

So, the lattice energy of lithium halides (LiF, LiCl, LiBr, Li) will be increased from top to bottom i.e from LiF to LiI due to increase in size of the halides. As the size of the halide increases, it requires more energy to combine them together and releases more energy when they are broken down.

explanation:

metals have excess of electrons whereas non-metals have deficiency of electrons. thus, in order to gain stability metals easily donate their electrons to the non-metals.

for example, electronic configuration of sodium is and electronic configuration of phosphorous is .

when a phosphorous atom and sodium atom combine together then sodium will donate is extra one electron to the phosphorous atom. as a result there will be formation of ionic bond between sodium and phosphorous.

the reaction will be as follows.

there, are three sodium sodium atoms and each of them will donate its one extra electron to phosphorous atom. thus, the sub-shell of phosphorous gets completely filled.  

thus, we can conclude that electrons are transferred from atoms of sodium to atoms of phosphorous. this transfer makes the sodium atoms donate one electron and the phosphorous atoms to gain one electron. as a result, the sodium and phosphorus atoms strongly attract each other.