States Of Matter And Changes Of State Flashcards
Gases are well described by ___
Gas laws—no such laws exist for solids or liquids
Kinetic-molecular theory of matter attempts to describe…
All states of matter and conversion between states
Solids have a definite ___ and ___
Volume and shape
Molecules of solids are ___
Closely packed together
What holds molecules together in solids?
Intermolecular forces
Liquids have definite ___ but no definite ___
Definite volume, no definite shape
Liquids have the ability to ___
Flow
Molecules in liquids are ___
Very close together, but can flow past each other
Intermolecular forces of liquids are strong enough to ___; not strong enough to ___
Strong enough to hold molecules in a condensed phase; not strong enough to prevent molecules from sliding past each other
Gases have neither ___ nor ___
No definite shape or definite volume
A gaseous sample will expand to ___
Fill the available space
Intermolecular forces are ___ between gas molecules
Essentially zero
Transitions between states of matter:
- Melting (S-L)
- Freezing (L-S)
- Vaporization (L-G)
- Condensation (G-L)
- Deposition (G-S)
- Sublimation (S-G)
Deposition
Gas to solid
Sublimation
Solid to gas
What are intermolecular forces?
Chemical bonds hold atoms in molecules
Intermolecular forces determine how molecules ___
Interact
Intermolecular forces most directly impact ___
The macroscopic properties of a sample
Repulsion of intermolecular forces
Molecules, atoms, and oppositely charged ions are attracted to each other, but not too close
Intermolecular forces are ___ in nature
Electrostatic
Coulomb’s Law
States that intermolecular forces arise because of the attraction of opposite charges
The driving force in the formation of chemical bonds of all types is the ___
Octet rule
Octet rule
Atoms tend to add, remove, or share electrons so as to wind up with eight valence electrons
Valence electrons
Electrons in the highest energy, or valence shell
Noble gases each have a ___ valence shell
Filled, containing 8 electrons; located in group 8A
Ionic compounds are formed between ___ and ___
Metals and non metals
Metals don’t ___ their electrons very strongly; they are good ___; tend to form ___
Don’t hold onto their electrons very strongly; this is why they are good electrical conductors; tend to form cations
Nonmetals are much better at ___ electrons; tend to form ___
Attracting electrons; tend to form anions
Ionic bond
Results from coulombic attraction between oppositely charged ions
In the solid state, oppositely charged ions settle into a ___, in which every cation is attracted to every anion
Highly organized crystalline lattice
Ionic bonds are generally stronger than ___
Covalent bonds
Ionic compounds are (almost) always ___ under normal conditions
Solids
Example of an ionic compound:
NaCl
Valence bond theory—a covalent bond results from ___
Overlap of two electron clouds, electron sharing
Valence bond theory—electron is bound to the ___ because the negatively charged electron is attracted to the positively charged nucleus by Coulomb’s Law
Nucleus
This allows the electron on atom 1 to spend time around atom 2’s nucleus, and vice versa
VESPR Theory
The intermolecular forces that operate between the molecules in a sample, all of which are caused by how electrons are arranged in the molecule
Non-polar bond
If two atoms of identical electronegativity are bonded together
Polar bond
If two atoms of different electronegativity are bonded together; the electrons spend more time around the more electronegative atom; this creates partial charges
The greater the difference in electronegativity between two atoms, the more ___ the bond
Polar
Intermolecular forces are attractive forces between ___ or ___ or ___
Molecules or atoms or ions
Intermolecular forces are immensely important because these forces hold…
DNA molecules in a helix and are the mechanism for DNA transcription
Three main varieties of IM forces:
- Dipolar
- Hydrogen bonding
- London forces
Dipole-dipole attraction
This is the attraction between the opposite (partial) charges of polar molecules
Dipolar attractions occur only between
Polar molecules