PHYS3009: Forces and Function at the Nanoscale

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1. Macro vs Nanoscale
What type of energy is important ...,
Define thermal energy,
Give r
14  cards
2. Forces and Potentials
What is a covalent bond,
Why are covalent bonds directional,
Covalent forces bonds operate ove...
24  cards
3. Polar Interactions
What is a polar molecule,
Defi,
What is a zwitterion
12  cards
4. Dispersion Interactions
What are the three types of dipole,
Give the equation for the attract...,
Give the equation for the attract...
15  cards
5. Dispersion Interactions- Macroscopic Bodies
What is the hamaker constant,
Give the equation for the hamaker...,
Give the equation for the dispers...
9  cards
6. Hydrogen Bonds and Water
State 4 unusual properties of water,
Highly __________ atoms tend to p...,
Give 4 examples of highly electro...
20  cards
7. The Hydrophobic Interaction
Describe the entropy of water liq...,
What happens to water when a non ...,
What happens if multiple non pola...
9  cards
8. The Importance of Interfaces
What is the difference between bu...,
Give the equation for the interac...,
Give the equation for the interac...
24  cards
9. Capillary Forces
What shape are liquid interfaces,
Define capillary pressure,
Give the equation for capillary p...
8  cards
10. Atomic Force Microscopy
Define atomic force microscopy,
What are the two types of atomic ...,
Describe contact mode afm
19  cards
11. Optical Tweezers
What are optical tweezers,
How are objects manipulated using...,
Give one use of optical tweezers
26  cards
12. Charged Colloids in Water
What are colloids,
Give two types of colloid,
Are colloids solutions
13  cards
13. Colloidal Stability
As two charged particles in a flu...,
Give the equation for potential d...,
Give the equation for the debye s...
9  cards
14. Entropic Forces
What is a macrostate,
What is a microstate,
Describe the macrostate and the m...
9  cards
15. Depletion Forces
What is the depletion force,
What is the depletion force osmot...,
What is excluded volume
9  cards
16. Aggregation and Self-Assembly
What is an aggregate,
What does the shape dimensionalit...,
What causes aggregates to form
22  cards
17. Self-Assembly Micelles
What are amphiphiles,
State a benefit of amphiphiles,
When amphiphilic molecules are ad...
16  cards
18. Vesicles and Membrane Fluctuations
What determines the curvature of ...,
What shape is a bi layer in when ...,
Describe the graph of how the fre...
20  cards

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