Chapter 16: Q5DQ (page 704)
Does the nature of intermolecular forces change when a substance goes from a solid to a liquid or from a liquid to a gas? What causes a substance to undergo a phase change?
Yes, the nature of intermolecular forces changes when a substance changes from solid to liquid or from liquid to gas.
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Describe what is meant by dynamic equilibrium in terms of the vapor pressure of a liquid.
Materials containing the elements Y, Ba, Cu, and O that are superconductors (electrical resistance equals zero) at temperatures above that of liquid nitrogen were recently discovered. The structures of these materials are based on the perovskite structure. Were they to have the ideal perovskite structure, the superconductors would have thestructure shown in part (a) of the accompanying figure.
a. What is the formula of this ideal perovskite material?
b. How is this structure related to the perovskite structure discussed in Exercise 78? These materials, however, do not act as superconductors unless they are deficient in oxygen. The structure of theactual superconducting phase appears to be that shown in part (b) of the figure.
c. What is the formula of this material?
Define the following terms, and describe how each depends on the strength of the intermolecular forces.
a. surface tension d. boiling point
b. viscosity e. vapor pressure
c. melting point
Compare and contrast the phase diagrams of water and carbon dioxide. Why doesn’t have a normal melting pointand a normal boiling point, whereas water does? Theslopes of the solid/liquid lines in the phase diagrams of and are different. What do the slopes of the solid/liquid lines indicate in terms of the relative densities of the solid and liquid states for each substance? Howdo the melting points of role="math" localid="1663781921156" and depend on pressure? How do the boiling points of and depend on pressure? Rationalize why the critical temperature for is greater than that for.
Define critical temperature and critical pressure. In terms of the kinetic molecular theory, why is it impossible for a substance to exist as a liquid above its critical temperature?
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