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Chapter 11: Liquids and Solids Flashcards

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liquids and solids are …, in which matter occupies a large fraction of the …, causing the characteristic high … and low …

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condensed states; sample volume; densities; compressibilities

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solids and liquids are held together by

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intermolecular forces

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intramolecular forces are chemical bonds that hold

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atoms and ions together in compounds

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intermolecular forces affect the behavior of substances only when the molecules are

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quite close together

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the physical state of any sample of matter depends on the …. and the average … of the molecules

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strengths of the intermolecular attractions; kinetic energy

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the strengths of intermolecular attractions do not change much with

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temperature

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at any instant, some molecules have kinetic energies greater than the … and others have kinetic energies ..

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average; less than the average

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for gases energy of attraction is … kinetic energy of molecules

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for liquids, energy of attraction is …. kinetic energy of molecules

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for solids, energy of attraction is …. kinetic energy of molecules

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at a given temp, a solid has … intermolecular attractions than a liquid, whereas a liquid has … intermoleular attractions than a gas

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stronger; stronger

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the concept of distribution of energies also applies to molecules in the liquid state and is an important factor in evaporation, the conversion of molecules from the

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liquid to the gas phase

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to escape from a liquid, a molecule must have a kinetic energy that is sufficient to …

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overcome the forces of attraction from the other molecules

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for any temperature at which the liquid state is stable, only a small fraction of the moleules possess enough energy to evaporate, or vaporize– that is, have enough energy to

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escape from the surface of the liquid

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rate of evaporation depends on the

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temperature of the liquid

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the greater the temp, the greater the fraction of molecules that have …, and the faster the …

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enough en ergy to evaorate; evaporation

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condensation: conversion of a

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gas to a liquid

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the greater the number of gaseous molecules, the greater the rate of

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condensation

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when the rate of condensation equals the rate of evaporation, the pressure in the vessel …, the constant pressure that is achieved is called the … of the liquid

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no longer changes; vapor pressure

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a state of dynamic equilibrium is one in which two opposing changes occur

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at equal rates (no net change is apparent)

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at equilibrium, both … continue to occur

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opposing processes

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vapor pressure changes as the … changes

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temperature

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rate of evaporation and the equilibrium vapor presure … with increasing temperature

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increase

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boiling point of a liquid is the temperature at which the vapor pressure is

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equal to the surrounding pressure

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vapor pressure is the pressure at which the rate of

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evaporation equals the rate of condensation

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the boiling point is a function of the surrounding pressure– at lower surrounding pressures, a lower temperature is needed for the vapor pressure to

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equal that pressure

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the normal boiling point of a liquid is the temperature at which its equilibrium vapor pressure

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equals one atmosphere

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the stronger the intermolecular forces of attraction, the … the boiling point

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greater

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vaporization is an … process

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endothermic

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enthalpy of vaporization is the enthalpy change that accompanies the conversion of one mole of a substance from the

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liquid state to the gaseous state at constant temp.

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the higher the vapor pressure at a given temperature, the … the intermolecular forces

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weaker

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enthalpy of vaporization is

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endothermic

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the larger the enthalpy of vaporization, the … the intermolecular forces

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greater

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the enthalpy of vaporization of a liquid is the energy needed to separate the molecules by

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overcoming the intermolecular attractions

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the vapor pressure and rate of evaporation are low and the boiling point is high for a liquid with … intermolecular forces

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strong

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critical temperature is the maximum temperature at which a substance can

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exist in the liquid state

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37
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above its critical temp., no matter how high the applied pressure, a substance has only

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one phase that completely occupies the volume of the vessel.

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critical pressure is the minimum pressure needed to … at the critical temperature

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liquefy the substance

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the single phase that exists above the critical temp and pressure is sometimes called a

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supercritical fluid

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the melting point of a substance is the temperature at which the

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solid and liquid phases are in equilibrium

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normal melting point is the temperature at which the solid and liquid phases are in equilibrium when the pressure is

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1 atm

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enhalpy of fusion is the enthalpy change that occurs when one mole of solid is converted to

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liquid at a constant temperature

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fusion is

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endothermic

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44
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for any substance, the enthalpy of fusion is considerably … than the enthalpy of vaporization

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smaller

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45
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the energy required for melting overcomes some of the intermolecular attractions, giving the molecules greater freedom of motion but much less freedom than they

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would have in the vapor phase

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solidification (freezing) is reverse of fusion, so it has the same … but different ..

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magnitude; sign

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supercooling is the cooling of liquid below its

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melting pt without forming solid

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a supercooled liquid is an … state, and stirring or adding a small crystal of the substance causes the rapid …

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unstable; formation of the solid

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solid too has

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vapor pressure

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sublimation is the direct conversion of a substance from

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the solid state to the gaseous state

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the reverse of sublimation, deposition, is the conversion of the gas

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directly to the solid state

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the opposing hanges of sublimation and deposiition lead to a state of dynamic equilibrium at an applied pressure equal to the

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vapor pressure of the solid

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enthalpy of sublimation is the enthalpy change for conversion of one mole of a solid to the

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gaseous state

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sublimation is

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endothermic

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enthalpy of sublimation=

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enthalpy of fusion + enthalpy of vaporization

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a phase diagram is a graph of … versus … that shows the region of stability for each of the …

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pressure; temperature; physical states

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three line segments show the combination of temp and pressure at which any two phases exist in

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equilibrium

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the line that separates the liquid from the gas is the

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vapor pressure curve

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the triple point is a unique combination of temperature and pressure at which

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all three phases are in a dynamic equilibrium

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the liquid-gas equilibrium line ends at the …, which indicates the … and …

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critical point; critical temp; critical pressure

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if two phases are in equilibrium and the pressure increases, a decrease in volume results by formation of the

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denser phase

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all intermolecular attractions depend on …, the attraction between charges of …

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electrostatic interactions; opposite sign

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dipole-dipole attractions are the intermolecular forces that arise from the electrostatic attractions between the

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molecular dipoles

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in general, the larger the dipole moment of a molecule, the

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stronger the dipole-dipole attraction

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dipoles exist due to the partial positive and negative charges on atoms produced by

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unequal sharing of electrons

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electrical charges or polar molecules close to a non-polar molecule can distort the nonpolar molecule’s electron cloud and produce an

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induced dipole moment

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the intermolelcular force that exists between a permanent and induced dipole is called

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dipole-induced dipole attraction

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an instantaneous dipole is the result of an unequal … within a molecule, caused by the … of the electrons

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charge distribution; motion

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the very small charges of an instantaeous dipole in one nonpolar molecule can induce a dipole in a

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nearby nonpolar molecule

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london dispersion forces arise from the attractions between .. and …

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instantaneous and induced dipoles

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polarizabilityrefers to the ease with which the electron cloud of a molecule can be

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distorted by a nearby charge

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the greater the polarizability, the greater the … and the magnitude of the …

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induced dipole; electrostatic attraction

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because molar mass increases with the size of the electron cloud, the strengths of intermolecular attractios usually increase with

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increasing molar masses in related series of substances

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london dispersion forces contribute to the attractions between

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all molecules

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een in molecules with dipole moments, most of the energy of intermolecular attractio arises from the

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dispersion forces

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van der Waals forces: collective term used to describe

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dipole-dipole
dipole-induced dipole
instantaneous diple- induced dipole internations

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london forces increase with the … of the molecules

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size

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for related series of molecules, london forces increase going

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down any group in the periodic table

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hydrogen bonding occurs between a hydrogen atom that is bonded to a …. and a second …, …, or … on a neighboring atom

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small, highly electronegative atom; nitrogen, oxygen, fluorine

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relative strength of forces (strongest on top)

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covalent bonds
hydrogen bonding
dipole-dipole interactions
london forces

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small drops of liquids adopt a … due to intermolecular forces

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spherical shape

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increasing the surface area of a liquid requires an expenditure of energy, because the number of surface molecules …, ad each molecule on the surface hs fewer … that attract it

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increases; neighboring molecules

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surface tension is the energy required to increse the

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surface area of a liquid

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surface tension is expressed in units of

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J/m^2

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the greater the intermolcular forces, the greater the

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surface tension

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a molecule in the interiro of a liquid is attrated by surrounding molecules

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equally in all directions

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a molecule at the surface of a liquid has unbalanced forces of attraction toward the …, resulting in …

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interior of the liquid; surface tension

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capillary action is the rising of water in a small diameter column against the forces of … de to intermolecular forces

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gravity

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cohesion: is the attraction of molecules for

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other molecules of the same substance

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adhesion: the attraction that molecules of one substance exert on

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those of different substance

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the direction of curvature for the meniscus depends on the relative strengths of the

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adhesive and cohesive forces

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viscosity is the resistance of a fluid to

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flow

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the stronger the intermolecular forces between the molecules in a liquid, the more

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viscous the liquid becomes

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viscosity is also infleunced by

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structure, size, and shape of molecules

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solids can be … or …

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crystalline; amorphous

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crystalline solids have units that are arraned in a very

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regular repeating pattern

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crystalline solids are classified according to the types of … that hold the units together

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intermolecular forces

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an amorphous solid lacks the order of

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crystalline solids

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many amorphous solids consist of large molecules that cause the liquid state to become

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viscous as temperature is reduced

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molecular solids are held together by

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van der waals forces and/or hydrogen bonds

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physical properties of molecular solids vary considerably depedning on the strength of

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intermolecular interactions

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covalent bonds hold the atoms together in the

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molecules of molecular solids

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molecular solids are usually … substances with melting points <

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soft; 300 C

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in a covalent network solid, all of the satoms are hld in place by

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covalent bonds

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allotropes of carbon:

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diamond (sp3), graphite (sp2)

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alltotropes: term refers to two or more molecules/crystalline forms of an element in the same physical state that exhibit

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different physical and chemical properties

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many … are also covalent network solids

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minerals

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ionic solids consist of oppositely charged … held together by … that are very strong

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ions; electrostatic attractions

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ionic compounds generally have high … and are relatively … and …

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melting points; hard; brittle

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metallic solids are solids formed by

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metal atoms

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the metallic elements form crystalline solids that exhibit many unique properties such as

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high thermal conductivity, good electrical conductivity, metallic luster

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a special kind of bonding called … accounts for properties of metallic soldids

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metallic bonding

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strength of attraction in metallic solids varies greatly so there are a wide range of … for metallic substances

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melting and boiling points

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“electron sea” model used to describe metallic bonding: a sea of electrons with

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metal ions embedded in it

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