Assertion: If hydration energy is greater than lattice energy the solid dissolves in liquid.
Reason: The solubility of a solid in a liquid depends upon lattice energy and hydration energy.
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Lattice energy is the amount of energy required to separate a mole of an ionic crystal into its ions and hydration energy is the amount of energy liberated when one mole of ion gets hydrated. So, for the solubility of a solid in a liquid, hydration energy must be greater than lattice energy.
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