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The strength of attractive forces between particles (atoms, ions or molecules) determines a substances phase at room temperature.
Intermolecular Forces (IMF): Net Electrostatic Attractive Force BETWEEN Molecules Directly related to properties such as melting point, boiling point and the energies to overcome the forces of attraction between particles in changes of state (!Hfus and !Hvap). Determines solubility of gases, liquids and solids in various solvents. Crucial in determining the structure of biological macromolecules such as DNA and proteins. IMF are short-range forces. They only exist over short (nm) distances.
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Intermolecular Forces
Intermolecular forces (IMF) as a group are generally referred to as van der Waals forces. These attractions are not nearly as strong as the intramolecular attractions that hold atoms together in compounds: Lets list approximate energies for the following: Covalent Bond Energies: Lattice Energies: Intermolecular Force (IMF) Energies:
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Intermolecular Forces
IMF are, however, strong enough to control physical properties such as:
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Examples:
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Dipole-Dipole Interactions
For molecules of about the same molecular weight, what can you conclude about the relationship between boiling point and molecular polarity? Can you explain this trend in terms of intermolecular forces?
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While the electrons in the 1s orbital of helium would repel each other (and, therefore, tend to stay far away from each other), it does happen that they occasionally wind up on the same side of the atom. At that instant, then, the helium atom is polar, with an excess of electrons on the left side and a shortage on the right side. An instantaneous dipole results.
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Another helium nearby, then, would have a dipole induced in it, as the electrons on the left side of helium atom 2 repel the electrons in the cloud on helium atom 1. London dispersion forces, or dispersion forces, are attractions between instantaneous dipoles.
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From the above data, what can you conclude about the relationship between molecular weight and strength of London Forces? Can you explain this relationship in terms of polarizability?
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What can you conclude about the relationship between molecular shape and the strength of London Forces? Why do you think shape has this effect?
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Br2 & I2
Br2 is a liquid at RT while I2 is a solid. Why?
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Is this type of intermolecular force important to fish and other aquatic life?
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Can you explain the trend in solubility shown above in terms of IMF?
What would you predict for the solubility of He(g) compared to the above gases?
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The nonpolar series (SnH4 to CH4) follows the expected trend: as molecular mass decreases, boiling point decreases. The polar series follow the same trend from periods 5 to 3, but the period 2 hydrocarbons are anomalies. Show H-bond video.
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XH ----- :Y
Here X is either a F, O or N atom and Y is a small highly electronegative atom (N, O or F) that has a lone pair of electrons. When a molecule contains one of the following groups of atoms it can hydrogen bond: ! O-H ! N-H ! F-H These groups are highly polar, the exposed H atom has almost a full +1 charge. The resulting interaction of the H atom with a lone-pair of electrons on a small, highly electronegative (N, O or F) adjacent atom gives an unusually strong d-d IMF. We call this a hydrogen bond.
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Hydrogen Bonding
A hydrogen bond
Note: Hydrogen bonds are intermolecular forces. They are NOT covalent bonds!
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Does this explain why ice is less dense than liquid water?
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Hydrogen bonding in acetic acid molecules. Notice how each molecule makes two hydrogen bonds.
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double helix
H-bonds
phosphate-sugar backbone
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Ion-Dipole Interactions
A fourth type of force, ion-dipole interactions are an important force in solutions of ions. The strength of these forces are what make it possible for ionic substances to dissolve in polar solvents. Examples:
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Like-Dissolves-Like!
Compounds with similar IMF are usually soluble in one another. This will be covered in more detail in Chemistry 1C, Chapter 13.
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Problem
What IMF exist in the following systems? ! Pure CH4 ! Water and CH3OH ! F2 and water
Viscosity
Resistance of a liquid to flow is called viscosity. (SI units kg/m-s) It is related to the ease with which molecules can move past each other. What does viscosity depend upon?
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Glycerol
Which would you predict to have the greater viscosity, glycerol or ethanol, CH3CH2OH? Explain.
O C
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Surface Tension
Surface tension results from the net inward force experienced by the molecules on the surface of a liquid. Surface tension is the energy needed to increase the surface area of a liquid by a unit amount. Examples are: Water at 20C 7.29x102 J/m2 Mercury at 20C 4.6x101 J/m2 What does surface tension depend upon?
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Capillary Action:
adhesive forces.
Adhesive forces:
Cohesive forces:
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Phase Changes
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Heat of Fusion: Heat of vaporization: Using information from the above graph, what is the heat of sublimation of butane?
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What segments of the curve correspond to an increase in kinetic energy of the system?
Text Problem 11.37: Drinking water can be cooled in hot climates by evaporating it from the surfaces of canvas bags or porous clay pots. How many grams of water can be cooled from 35C to 22C by the evaporation of 50.0 g of water. The heat of vaporization of water in this temperature range is 2.4 kJ/g and the specific heat capacity of water is 4.18 J/g-K.
Which do you expect to have the greatest heat of vaporization? NH3 or PH3? Cl2 or I2?
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!Vapor Pressure depends upon: !Vapor Pressure does not depend upon:
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Boiling Point
The boiling point of a liquid is the temperature at which its vapor pressure equals the external pressure exerted upon the liquid. The normal boiling point is the temperature at which a liquids vapor pressure is 760 torr (1 atm).
Estimate the boiling point of water at: 600 mm Hg
1000 mm Hg
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Problem:
What is the vapor pressure of CS2 at 40 C? What is the normal boiling point of CS2? What IMF are present for each compound? Which compound has the strongest IMF? Which liquid would have the lowest !Hvap?
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Critical Pressure:
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Solids
We can think of solids as falling into two groups: (1) Crystalline (2) Amorphous ! Crystallineparticles (atoms, molecules or ions) are in highly ordered three dimensional arrangement: Ionic Metallic Molecular Network covalent ! Pure crystalline solids exhibit sharp melting points.
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Solids
! Amorphousno particular order in the arrangement of particles. ! Amorphous solids do not exhibit sharp melting points. Instead, their temperature changes as they melt.
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Crystalline Solids
The particles (atoms, ions or molecules) can be represented by a 3-dimensional array of points called a crystal lattice. Because of the order in a crystal, we can focus on the repeating pattern of arrangement called the unit cell.
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Crystalline Solids: Overview of cubic unit cells covered in more detail in lab.
There are several types of basic arrangements in crystals, such as the ones shown above.
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Ionic Solids
Ionic forces of attraction Positive and negative ions Melting point tends to increase with increasing lattice energy.
Example: List in order of increasing mp; CaO, NaCl and KI
Properties Hard - brittle High melting points Poor electrical conductors as solid, good as liquid Many are water soluble. Aqueous solutions conduct electricity.
S2 ions fcc with the Zn2+ ions in half the tetrahedral holes
Ionic Solids
What are the empirical formulas for these compounds? (a) Green: chlorine; Gray: cesium (b) Yellow: sulfur; Gray: zinc (c) Green: calcium; Gray: fluorine
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CsCl
ZnS
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CaF2
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Covalent-Network Solids
Atoms held together in large networks of strong covalent bonds Properties Hard High melting points Poor electrical and thermal conductors (usually)*
mp = 3550C
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SiO2 lattice
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Molecular Solids
Forces of attraction are Dispersion Dipole-dipole Hydrogen bonds Properties Fairly soft Low to moderate melting points Poor electrical and thermal conductors
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Metallic Solids
Metals are not covalently bonded, but the attractions between atoms are too strong to be van der Waals forces. In metals, valence electrons are delocalized throughout the solid. Metallic forces of attraction (bonding):
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Metallic Solids
Metallic Properties Malleable Ductile Good electrical and heat conductors Wide range of hardness Wide range of melting points, but many have high melting points
Al is FCC
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Amorphous Solids
Properties Non crystalline Wide range of melting points Poor electrical conductors
Glass
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Metallic Bonding
Ionic Bonding
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Example Problems
Rank in order if increasing melting point: CH3F, MgO, H2 O and CsI
For each of the following pairs, predict which will have the higher melting point and explain why. (a) HF or HCl (b) CH4 or CCl4 (c) KBr or H2O
Given the following solids: BaCl2 , Zn, CH3COOH and diamond Which would conduct electricity? Which would dissolve in water to give a solution that conducts electricity? Which would be malleable? Which would be brittle? Which would have the lowest melting point?
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(a) How many niobium atoms and how many oxygen atoms are within the unit cell? (b) What is the empirical formula of niobium oxide? (c) Is this a molecular, covalent-network, or ionic solid?
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(b) It takes longer to cook hard-boiled eggs at high altitudes than at lower altitudes.
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