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Topic 4 Intermolecular Forces

This document discusses intermolecular forces and how they relate to boiling points of different molecules. It begins by ranking the strength of different intermolecular forces from weakest to strongest: London dispersion forces, dipole-dipole forces, then hydrogen bonding. Examples are given of the strongest intermolecular forces in different molecules. The increasing boiling points of butane, propanone and ethanol are explained by their different intermolecular forces - London dispersion, dipole-dipole and hydrogen bonding respectively - from weakest to strongest.

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Topic 4 Intermolecular Forces

This document discusses intermolecular forces and how they relate to boiling points of different molecules. It begins by ranking the strength of different intermolecular forces from weakest to strongest: London dispersion forces, dipole-dipole forces, then hydrogen bonding. Examples are given of the strongest intermolecular forces in different molecules. The increasing boiling points of butane, propanone and ethanol are explained by their different intermolecular forces - London dispersion, dipole-dipole and hydrogen bonding respectively - from weakest to strongest.

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MSJChem Topic 4 Intermolecular forces

Intermolecular forces
1) Arrange the following in terms of increasing strength:
Hydrogen bonding London dispersion forces Dipole-dipole forces

2) Identify the strongest type of intermolecular forces in the following


molecules:
a) Cl2 f) CH3Cl
b) HCl g) H2O
c) HF h) CH3OH
d) CH4 i) C2H6
e) CCl4 j) NH3

3) Explain why at room temperature, Fl2 and Cl2 are gases, Br2 is a liquid and I2
is a solid.

4) The structures of butane, propanone, and ethanol can be seen below. They
have similar molar masses, but different boiling points. Explain the difference
in boiling point between the three molecules.

Butane B.P -1oC Propanone B.P 56oC Ethanol B.P 78oC


MSJChem Topic 4 Intermolecular forces

Answers:
1) London dispersion forces < Dipole-dipole forces < Hydrogen bonding

2) Non-polar molecules have London dispersion forces, polar molecules have


dipole-dipole forces and molecules with H-O, H-N or H-F have hydrogen
bonding as the strongest intermolecular force between molecules.
a) Cl2 London dispersion forces f) CH3Cl Dipole-dipole forces
b) HCl Dipole-dipole forces g) H2O Hydrogen bonding
c) HF Hydrogen bonding h) CH3OH Hydrogen bonding
d) CH4 London dispersion forces i) C2H6 London dispersion forces
e) CCl4 London dispersion forces j) NH3 Hydrogen bonding

3) F2, Cl2, Br2 and I2 are non-polar molecules, therefore they have London
dispersion forces between molecules. The molar mass increases from F2 to I2,
therefore the srentgth of the Lodon dispersion forces also increases. Stronger
London dispersion forces result in a higher boiling as more energy is required
to overcome the forces between the molecules.

4) Butane is a non-polar molecule therefore it has London dispersion forces


between molecules. These are the weakest type of intermolecular force,
therefore it has the lowest boiling point.
Propanone is a polar molecule (due to the polar C=O bond) therefore it has
dipole-dipole forces between molecules. They are stronger than London
dispersion forces, therefore it has a higher boiling point than butane.
Ethanol has an OH group (O bonded to H) which means that it can form
hydrogen bonds between molecules. Hydrogen bonding is the strongest type
of intermolecular force, therefore ethanol has the highest boiling point.

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