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Born-Haber cycle

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: physical

Qualifier: analytical chemistry

Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

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History

Etymology

Named after the German scientists Max Born and Fritz Haber, who developed it in 1919.