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Intermolecular Forces Flashcards

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MOLECULAR SHAPES

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  • Linear
  • Triangular Planar
  • Tetrahedral
  • Pyramidal
  • Bent
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VSPER THEORY

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  • Valence Shell Electron Pair Theory
  • Molecular shape results from repulsion between groups of electrons, both bonding and non-bonding, in the valence shell of the central atom
  • Allows valence electron groups to have greatest possible angle of separation
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LINEAR SHAPE

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  • 1 or 2 groups of electrons

- - 180 angles

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TRIANGULAR PLANAR

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  • 3 groups of electrons

- 120 angles

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TETRAHEDRAL

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  • 4 groups of electrons

- 109.5 angles

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PYRAMIDAL

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  • 4 groups of electrons
  • 1 is a lone pair
  • Ideal; 109.5
  • Actual; 107
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BENT

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  • 4 groups of electrons
  • 2 are lone pairs
  • Ideal; 109.5
  • Actual; 104.5
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IDEAL BOND ANGLES

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  • angles that would give all the bonding and non bonding valence electrons the largest equal angle of separation
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ELECTRONEGATIVITY

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  • measures tendency of an atom to attract electrons
  • measured of a scale of 0-4
  • atoms of high electronegativity have a greater tendency to attract electrons
  • increases from left to right in a period, decreases down a group
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ELECTRONEGATIVITY AND COVALENT BONDS

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  • atoms of different electrons form a covalent bond
  • uneven sharing of a bonding electrons occurs
  • happens as shard electrons of bond spend time closer to highly electronegative element
  • more electronegative atom develops small NEGATIVE charge
  • less electronegative atom develops small negative charge
  • covalent bonds like this have a BOND DIPOLE
  • greater difference in electronegativity of two CB atoms, the greater the size of the bond dipole
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POLAR MOLECULES

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  • slight positive and slight negative charged ends - net dipole
  • occurs in all molecules with a single bond
  • if molecule has several bond dipoles, they can reinforce or cancel out each others effect (depend on strength and direction of individual dipoles)
  • able to attract one another due to weak electrostatic attraction DIPOLE DIPOLE FORCES
  • dissolve ionic solutes
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POLARITY

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  • if bond dipoles are of equal size and act in symmetrically opposing directions they cancel out effects, making them have zero net dipole and non polar
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INTRAMOLECULAR FORCES

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  • strong

- covalent bonds keeps atoms clustered together

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INTERMOLECULAR FORCES

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  • weak
  • forces between molecules keeps them bonded
  • easily overcome; melting, boiling, evaporating
  • covalent bonds between atoms not affected
  • only chemical changes affect bonds
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DIPOLE DIPOLE

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  • increase melting and boiling points

- can be seen that substances with polar molecules have higher melting and boiling points

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SOLUBILITY

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  • affected by intermolecular forces

- polar substances will be soluble in one another but not soluble in non polar substances

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ION DIPOLE FORCE

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  • due to attract between dipole of polar molecule and ions charge
  • not a type of intermolecular force
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DISPERSION FORCES

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  • occur in all molecules
  • weak for molecules with few electrons
  • show increasing strength with greater number of electrons
  • effect seen in NON POLAR; alkane family, where boiling point increases with molar mass
  • dispersion forces arise when random motion of electrons within molecular produce temporary dipoles
  • induced dipoles; temporary dipoles in polar molecules cause close molecules to form this
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INDUCED AND TEMPORARY DIPOLES

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  • molecule with temporary dipole and induced dipole experience weak electrostatic attraction; dispersion forces
  • attractive forces are in a state of rapid change as the temporary and induced dipoles constantly form, rapidly disappear and reform elsewhere
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HYDROGEN BONDING

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  • Hydrogen bonds are directional intermolecular forces
  • occur in molecules have an H-F, H-O or H-N arrangement
  • Hydrogen bond is due to the electrostatic attraction between a LONE PAIR of electrons (neg) of an F, O or N atom and an H atom already covalently bonded to another F, O or N atom
  • HB described as a form of EXTREME DIPOLE-DIPOLE ATTRACTION; strong positive dipole of an H atom; one bonded to a HIGHLY ELECTRONEGATIVE F, O or N atom is attracted to a strongly negative dipole of F, O or N atom
  • Lone pair of electrons of the F, O or N atom and the H atom that form the HB can be part of the same molecule or different molecules
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MELTING AND BOILING POINTS

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  • For a molecular substance to melt or boil, must overcome the attraction between its molecules (intermolecular forces)
  • Heating substance provides the energy to do so
  • Intermolecular forces present within a substance increase strength, so does its melting and boiling point
  • All molecular substances can interact by dispersion forces – then as a molecular mass increases there is an increase in melting and boiling points of substances
  • Effect can be seen in any group of similar molecular compounds where molecular size varies
  • Substances that can also interact by dipole-dipole forces will have HIGHER melting and boiling points; compared to other substances of similar molecular size that cant interact this way
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INTERMOLECULAR FORCES AND SOLUBILITY

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  • Solubility of different substances is greatly affected by the type of INTERMOLECULAR FORCES acting within the substance
  • Substances whose molecules attract by similar types of intermolecular forces will be soluble in one another
  • Non Polar substances which interact strong by dispersion forces will be soluble in other non polar substances that also interact by dispersion forces
  • Compounds that attract strongly by HYDROGEN BONDING are extremely soluble in other compounds that too do this
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VAPOUR PRESSURE

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  • Vapor pressure; tendency of a substance to evaporate and is measured in kPA
  • When a substance evaporates its molecules must escape the intermolecular forces keeping it in the liquid phase
  • Weak intermolecular forces correspond to liquids that easily evaporate and have high vapor pressure
  • All substances show a greater tendency to evaporate with increasing temperature, so their vapor pressure also increases
  • Higher temperature = higher average molecular KE to enable molecules to escape their intermolecular forces of attraction
  • For a given temperature the substance with the weakest intermolecular forces, ether has the highest vapor pressure whilst water with the stronger intermolecular forces has the lowest vapor pressure
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BOILING AND MELTING OINTS OF WATER

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  • Physical properties of water are considered to be unique among molecular substances
  • Consists of small particles with weak dispersion forces, its strong polarity and capacity for hydrogen bonding dictate its physical properties
  • Water has high melting and boiling point (O and 100) because of the ability of water molecules to form hydrogen bonding with neighboring molecules that compensates for weak dispersion forces
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PHYSICAL PHASES OF WATER

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    • Waters density in the solid phase is less than in the liquid phase
  • When it freezes it undergoes major expansion and density drops
  • Reduced density of the solid explains why ice floats
  • Most substances are denser in the solid phase
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WHY WATER HAS UNIQUE PROPERTIES

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  • occurs because waters regular crystal lattice of ice that forms when water freezes
  • must allow for each water molecule to form 4 HYDROGEN BONDS with 4 neighbouring molecules
  • maximises hydrogen bonding but takes up space
  • liquid phase there is less hydrogen bonding
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WATER HIGH SURFACE TENSION

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  • shown by liquids tendency to resist any increase in its surface area
  • gives water stretchy surface skin appearance that wants to contract
  • causes water to from spherical droplets and allows certain insects to scamper across
  • result of strong intermolecular forces
  • water surface there is an imbalance of these forces causing surface molecules to be pulled inwards to the bulk of the liquid
  • consequence, surface is trying to contract and achieve a minimum area

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