Properties of Liquids: Liquid Water Provides The Basis For Our Bodies As Well As Recreational Sports Like Windsurfing

Properties of Liquids
Liquid water provides the basis for our bodies as well as

recreational sports like windsurfing.
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Surface Tension
Resistance of a liquid to an increase in surface area.
Molecules on a liquid surface are strongly attracted
by molecules within the liquid.
Surface tension increases with increasing attractive

interactions between molecules.
Mercury droplets form spheres

due to surface tension.
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Viscosity
• is the measure of resistance of a fluid to
flow
• a fluid that is highly viscous has a high
resistance (like having more friction) and
flows slower than a low-viscosity fluid
• To think of viscosity in everyday terms, the
easier a fluid moves, the lower the
viscosity.
• Honey would move slower than water, so
honey would have a greater viscosity.

Vapor Pressure
Molecules from the liquid phase can escape to
the vapor phase through evaporation.
Molecules in the gas phase can strike the surface
of the liquid and return to the liquid phase.
This process is called condensation.
In a closed container, an equilibrium develops

between molecules evaporating and condensing.
evaporation
liquid vapor
condensation

Vapor Pressure
Vapor pressure: pressure exerted by a vapor
in equilibrium with its liquid phase.

Vapor Pressure
Vapor pressure: pressure exerted by a vapor
in equilibrium with its liquid phase.
Independent of the quantity of liquid or its surface area.
Increases with increasing temperature.
Depends on the strength of attraction between

molecules in the liquid state.
Volatile liquids: very weak attractive forces

between molecules. Evaporate very rapidly at ambient
temperature. Have high vapor pressures as a result.

Vapor Pressure
Measuring Vapor Pressure of a Liquid
Measure using a barometer.
Vapor from the liquid exerts a

force on the Hg and pushes the
column downward.
The difference in height relative to

vacuum provides the vapor
pressure for the liquid.

Capillary Action
Spontaneous rise of a liquid in a narrow tube.
Cohesive forces exist between water molecules in a liquid.
Adhesive forces exist between water molecules

and the walls of the container.
When the cohesive forces between molecules are less

than the adhesive forces between liquid and container,
the liquid will move up the walls of the container.

Capillary Action
Capillary Action in Action
Shape of the meniscus reflects the relative strength
of cohesive forces within the liquid and adhesive
forces between the liquid and the tube.
If convex:
adhesive forces < cohesive forces
If concave:
adhesive forces > cohesive forces
Hg H2O

Boiling Point
Temperature at which the vapor pressure of a liquid

is equal to the external pressure above the liquid.
Where is the boiling point of a liquid higher,

at or above sea level?
At sea level. The atmospheric pressure is higher.

Boiling Point
Normal boiling point:
temperature when the vapor pressure is 1 atm
Vapor Pressure Curve
Normal boiling points:

Water: 100 ºC
Ether: 35 ºC
Ethyl Alcohol: 78 ºC

Freezing Point or Melting Point
Freezing/melting point: the temperature at which the
solid phase of a substance is in equilibrium
with its liquid phase.
melting
solid liquid
freezing
While both phases are present,

the temperature remains constant.
The energy is used to change the solid to the liquid phase.

Changes of State
Heat of fusion: energy required to change 1 g
of a solid at its melting point to a liquid.
Boiling
Heat of
vaporization
Melting
Heat of fusion
Heat of vaporization: energy required to change 1 g

of a liquid to vapor at its normal boiling point.
Water: A Unique Liquid
Water covers 75% of the Earth’s surface;
97% of all water resides in the oceans.
Water constitutes 70% of a human body by mass.
Physical Properties of Water
Colorless, odorless, tasteless liquid.
More dense in liquid than solid phase (why ice floats).
High boiling point, high heat of fusion/vaporization

due to hydrogen bonding.

Structure of Water Molecules
Two OH bonds are formed by the overlap of 1s orbitals
on H with orbitals on the O.
The molecular geometry of water is
bent, due to the two lone pairs on
oxygen.
Water has a permanent dipole due to

the molecules’ shape and the polar
O-H bonds.

Evaporation
Evaporation or Vaporization:
Escape of molecules from the liquid to the gas phase.
Liquid Vapor
Molecules in the liquid state have

different kinetic energies (KEs).
Those with higher KEs can overcome

attractive forces between particles
and escape to the gas phase.

Sources of Water for Human Consumption
Climate change and increased demand for fresh water
make finding and sustaining sources of potable
water critical for future generations.
Strategies to Sustain Water Supplies
1. Reclamation of wastewater
Currently used in agriculture and industry
2. Desalination of seawater
Expensive, but useful for countries near the ocean.
3. Low temperature distillation
At low pressure, water’s boiling point is reduced.
Less energy is required to separate the salts by boiling.
4. Combustion of H2
H2 and O2 react very exothermically to produce water.
Chemistry in Action: Osmosis
Osmosis: process by which water flows through a
membrane from a region of more pure water
to a region of less pure water.
Water flows into the raisin to dilute the sugar.

The size of the raisin expands.

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Properties of Liquids

Liquid water provides the basis for our bodies as well as

Surface tension increases with increasing attractive

Mercury droplets form spheres

© 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved.

In a closed container, an equilibrium develops

© 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved.

© 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved.

Independent of the quantity of liquid or its surface area.

Increases with increasing temperature.

Depends on the strength of attraction between

Volatile liquids: very weak attractive forces

© 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved.

Measure using a barometer.

Vapor from the liquid exerts a

The difference in height relative to

© 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved.

Cohesive forces exist between water molecules in a liquid.

Adhesive forces exist between water molecules

When the cohesive forces between molecules are less

© 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved.

© 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved.

Temperature at which the vapor pressure of a liquid

Where is the boiling point of a liquid higher,

At sea level. The atmospheric pressure is higher.

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Vapor Pressure Curve

Normal boiling points:

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While both phases are present,

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Heat of vaporization: energy required to change 1 g

Water constitutes 70% of a human body by mass.

Physical Properties of Water

Colorless, odorless, tasteless liquid.

More dense in liquid than solid phase (why ice floats).

High boiling point, high heat of fusion/vaporization

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Water has a permanent dipole due to

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Molecules in the liquid state have

Those with higher KEs can overcome

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Water flows into the raisin to dilute the sugar.

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