Phases and Gases Flashcards
vapor pressure
- the force exerted by the gas particles that vaporize from a solid or liquid sample
vapor pressure depends on
- the substance itself only
- not external pressure
- proportional to temperature and KE
- indirectly proportional to IMF
boiling point
- the temperature at which the condensation/vaporization phase transitions occur
- when Pvap=Patm
boiling point depends on
- external pressure directly proportional
- intermolecular forces directly proportional
boiling point elevation
- dissolve a solute in a solvent, the additional IMF add more bonds that must be broken to achieve boiling
factors affecting boiling point
- IMF (inc IMF inc BP dec Pvap)
- Molecular weight (inc MW inc BP)
- branching (dec branching inc BP)
melting/freezing point
- the temperature at which the fusion/crystallization phase transitions occur
- same rules as melting point
FP depression
- dissolve a salt in water, the ions act like a road block to water arranging in a regular crystal lattice
- so, it must get even colder before things will freeze with ions in the way
solute
- present in a small quantity
solvent
- present in a larger quantity
- usually water on the MCAT
strong electrolyte
- complete dissociation
weak electrolyte
- partial dissociation
non-electrolyte
- no dissociation
van’t hoff factor
- the number of particles produced in solution per mole of substance
- number of particles it breaks down into when it dissolves
electrolytes dissolve in water
- agitation (endothermic) - breaking bonds
- dissociation (endothermic) - breaking bonds
- solvation (exothermic) - forming bonds IMF
polar non-electrolytes dissolve in water
- agitation (endothermic)
- solvation (exothermic)
nonpolar non-electrolytes do not dissolve in water
- agitation (endothermic)
- won’t dissolve.
solubility
- the amount of a substance that can dissolve in a specific solvent AT A SPECIFIC TEMPERATURE
unsaturated solution
- concentration of solute < solubility
- additional solute can still dissolve
saturation solution
- concentration of solute = solubility
- no additional solute will dissolve
supersaturated solution
- concentration of solute > solubility
- additional solute causes excess to precipitate
solids and liquids in water
- solubility directly proportional to temperature
- not affected by pressure
gaseous solutes in water
- solubility indirectly proportional to temperature
- directly proportional to pressure
always soluble
- group 1 ions
- H+
- NH4+
- NO3-
- CH3COO- (acetate)
- ClO4-