Assume that the repulsive potential energy of an ionpair in

Assume that the repulsive potential energy of an ion-pair in an ionic crystal arises because of the action of the pauli exclusion principle and that it can be expressed as

U_rep = B/ rⁿ    where r is the separation between the ions of opposit sign, n is a large number and B is a constant of the crystal.

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