Cram Unit 3: Intermolecular Forces and Properties

force between molecules

nonpolar molecules or noble gases (atoms) that are able to form attractions through temporary and induced dipoles.

• Size

• Number of electrons

• Contact area (depends on the structure)

dipole-dipole interaction

attraction between permanent dipoles in polar molecules.

H is covalently bonded directed to highly electronegative atoms N,O,F

Ionic compounds dissolved in water where the ions are attracted to the partial - and partial + ends of the dipole in the polar molecules.

• The covalent bonds create a complex network structure.

• High melting point and high boiling point

• Rigid and hard

• Only non-metals

different physical forms of the same element.

• Carbon in covalent network solids

PV = nRT

P Pressure (atm)

V Volume (L)

n # of moles (mol)

R gas constant (0.0821)*

T temperature (K)

Small size, big space, no intermolecular forces

• Do not occupy much space given their size

• Gas particles are far from each other

• No attraction or repulsion

0.0821

8.314

62.4

Frequency of collision of gas particles in their container

P1 V2 = P2 V2

• At constant T, as pressure increase, volume decreases.

• When volume decreases, the particles collide with the side of the container more often, thereby increasing pressure.

V1/T1 = V2/T2

• At constant P, as volume increases, temperature increases.

• When temperature or average kinetic energy increases, particles move faster causing more and stronger collisions with the walls of the container. The volume increases to keep the pressure constant.

  Gay-Lussac's Law

P1/T1 = P2/T2

• At constant V, as pressure increases, temperature increases

• As temperature increases, particles move faster causing collisions with the sides of the container to happen more often and to be stronger. This increases the pressure.

P1V1/T1 = P2V2/T2

• V1/n1= V2/n2

• Adding more particles to a container causes more collisions with the walls of the container and the volume increases to keep the pressure constant

the pressure applied by each of the gas particles in the container.

Example - P(total)= P(N2) + P(O2)

P(N2) = P(total) * n(N2)/n(total)

P(O2) = P(tota) * n(O2)/n(total)

the sum of the partial pressures

these types of gases deviate from ideal gas law

• Attraction is present because of IMFs

  • At high pressure, gas particles will gain more IMFs, making the deviation greater

  • At low temperature, gas particles will be more affected by IMFs, making the deviation greater.

  • If the size of the gas particles is bigger, they will form IMFs more easily, making the deviation greater.

macroscopic properties of ideal gases due to the motion of particles.

• Continuous random motion of the gas particles

• KE of particles at a given temperature.

  • KE= ½ m * v sqrd

  • Kinetic energy

  • In pink line, there are more gas particles that have a lower kinetic energy with a lower temperature while there a more particles with more kinetic energy in the blue line with a higher temperature.

• The energy of the entire batch of particles depends on temperature only.

  • Even if they are two different species (N2 and O2), if they are acting at the same temp. (300 K), then their average kinetic energy will be the same.

• If the particle has a greater molar mass, then they will have slower average speed.

• If the particle has a lower molar mass, then they will have faster average speed.

  • This depends on the molar mass of the gas particles found in the sample, not the overall temperature.

Remember, all gas particles won’t have the same speed, just an average speed. So, if all particles look like they have the same speed, that’s wrong.

A type of homogeneous mixture where pure substances are mixed in a uniform way. (You can’t tell the difference between different parts of the solution)

• Can be solids, liquids, or gases

number of moles of the solute/volume of the solvent or solution (mol/L)

number of moles of the gas/volume of the container

Substances with similar IMF tend to be soluble in one another.

• Water and oil X (Hydrogen bonds and dipoles + LDFs)

• Water and salt ! (Hydrogen bonds and dipoles - Ionic bonds → Ion-dipole bond)

• Used to separate heterogeneous mixture that is insoluble in water.

• Used to separate two soluble liquids from each other

  • Separates the solution with the lowest boiling point first because it uses heat.

    • Alcohol - 75°C

    • Water - 100°C

      • You’d raise the temperature to around 78°C, so the alcohol evaporates and passes through a condenser to become a condensed solution in the flask.

• Paper chromatography → used to separate pure substances using a solvent

  • Depends on the size of the molecules

  • Depends on the polarity

• E.g. (nonpolar solvent), the a nonpolar pure substance will rise up faster along with the solvent. A polar substance would not rise up as fast.

  • Bigger size - takes longer

EM Radiation - types of light that behave like wave-particles.

C= 3 X 10 ‘8 m/s (THIS IS CONSTANT THROUGHOUT THE ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM)

v (Hz, s-1)

λ (m, nm)

λ * v (wavelength * frequency)

Highest v lowest λ Highest energy Gamma rays - X-ray - Ultraviolet - Infrared - Microwave - Radio Lowest v Highest λ Lowest energy

Absorption of energy from light to eject electrons on the surface to become photoelectrons - One way is when light reaches the surface of a compound and ejects electrons from the surface if the energy carried by the photon is enough. These electrons being ejected become photoelectron as they absorb energy from the photons.

• Depends on the frequency, aka the energy carried by the light particles.

• E = h v

  • h → Planck Constant (6.626 X 10 -3 J/s)

  • v → frequency

• Absorption of photons lead to different types of molecular motion or electronic transition.

Molecular rotational transitions

Molecular vibrational transitions

Electronic energy level transitions (e- become excited and begin to move up and down the electron energy levels)

• Figure out the concentration of a certain solution using different light sources

  • Light can be absorbed by solutions depending on the concentration of the sample.

    • Solutions will absorb the opposite color that they are the most.

      • If there are externalities in the process such as more layers to go through in the cuvette, more light will be absorbed.

A (absorbance) = a b c

a - absorptivity (how much a sample of the molecules or ions absorb light at specific wavelengths)

b - length of the cuvette

c - concentration (lighter vs darker color)