Exp. 3 Lab Report
Exp. 3 Lab Report
Exp. 3 Lab Report
Daniela Garcia
CHM1046L
Experiment #3 Intermolecular Forces: Solutions 2
Pre-Laboratory Questions
1. Using your knowledge of molecular structure, identify the main intermolecular force
in the following compounds. You may find it useful to draw Lewis structures
2. Explain how dipole forces within molecules would cause them to be attracted to one
another.
Dipole forces are attracted to one another because they have opposite charges which
means partially positive and negative side. They are weaker than ionic bonds so, the have a
3. Rank the following compounds from lowest (1) to highest (4) boiling point. Explain
why!
Calcium carbonate, methane (CH4), methyl alcohol (CH3OH), dimethyl ether (CH3OCH3)
1 methane (CH4),
2 dimethyl ether (CH3OCH3)
3 methyl alcohol (CH3OH),
4 calcium carbonate
The compounds with lower boiling points have weaker intermolecular forces, while the
4. Explain why the nonpolar molecules usually have much lower surface tension than
polar molecules.
Experiment #3 Intermolecular Forces: Solutions 3
The surface tension is needed to stretch the surface of a liquid against the intramolecular forces.
Non-polar molecules have much lower surface tension than polar molecules because they have
Report Sheet
Graph of Data
Experiment #3 Intermolecular Forces: Solutions 6
Post-Laboratory Questions
Water and hexane are insoluble liquids because the dispersion forces that affect solubility is
when non polar molecules are soluble with a non polar solvent. In this case, water is a polar
Soluble liquids are miscible, so they can dissolve. Acetone is attracted by dipole- dipole
interactions. Acetone can accept hydrogen bonds so, water has hydrogen bonds. Tha is the
3. Explain your results in terms of IMFs for the slightly soluble liquids.
The slightly soluble are materials that have low solubility. Butanol and water have intermolecular
4. Using the graph of your data, extrapolate the mass amount of KNO3 that would be soluble
Because the mass amount of KNO3 at 25 C is 2.500 g, the mass amount of KNO3 at 24 C
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is approximately 2.400 g. ( 2.5 = , x = 2.400)
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5. Using the graph of your data, extrapolate the mass amount of KNO3 that would be soluble
Because the mass amount of KNO3 at 85 C is 40.004 g, the mass amount of KNO3 at
85 100
100C is approximately 47.064 g. ( 40.004 = , x = 47.064)
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