Chemistry 2

Intermolecular Attractions

  1. Handout: Intermolecular Attractions Notes
  2. Handout: Using Jmol Guide
  3. States of Matter
    1. Representation of solid, liquid, and gas from Ohio State
    2. Computer Lab: Macro/Micro connection for States of Matter (How to run this?)
    3. Computer Lab: Phase Change and van der Waals attractions (How to run this?)
    4. Demo: Liquid Nitrogen and Phase Changes
    5. Homework: Basic van der Waals Attractions and Phase Change
  4. Weak Bonds (van der Waals attractions)
    1. Computer Lab: Experiment with "feeling" the difference between the types of bonds.
    2. Dipole-Dipole and Hydrogen Bonds
      1. Homework: Finding Polar Bonds
      2. Demo: Viscosity
      3. Demo: Polar and non-polar streams of liquid deflected (or not) by charged rod.
      4. See the molecules in the viscosity demo.
      5. Lab: Making Silly Putty
      6. Dipole Attractions in Homemade Silly Putty
    3. London Dispersion Attraction
    4. Factors Affecting the Strength of van der Waals attractions
      1. Polarity of Molecules
      2. Shape/Surface Area of Molecules
    5. Computer Lab: Weak Intermolecular Attractions (How to run this?)
    6. Homework: van der Waals Bonds Sheet
    7. Why Substances Dissolve (or Don't)
      1. Lab: Dissolving Various Substances
      2. Computer Lab: Dissolving(How to run this?)
      3. Homework: Solubililty Sheet
  5. Phase Change and Latent Heat
    1. Computer Lab: Exploring chemical potential energy in phase changes. (How to run this?)
    2. Handout: How Hungry is a Hurricane?
    3. Homework: Questions for the above computer lab.
    4. Lab: Sodium Thiosulfate Lab
    5. Lab: Ice to Steam Lab
    6. Homework: Chemical Potential Energy and Phase Changes
    7. The nature of boiling
      1. Computer Lab: Maxwell Speed Distribution (How to run this?)
      2. Factors affecting the boiling point
      3. Lab: Warm water in syringe experiment
      4. Demo: Low Pressure Boiling
      5. Homework: Write up ideas of what is happening in the low pressure boiling demo
      6. Lab: Butane Lab
      7. Homework: Design a refrigerator based on your understanding of potential energy in phase changes.
  6. Handout: Intermolecular Attractions Review Sheet