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Chapter 1: Intermolecular Forces

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  • 1.1: Liquids and Solids
    This section gives a broad introduction to solids, liquids, and solutions.
  • 1.2: Types of Intermolecular Forces
  • 1.3: Intermolecular Forces in Action: Surface Tension, Viscosity, and Capillary Action
    Surface tension, capillary action, and viscosity are unique properties of liquids that depend on the nature of intermolecular interactions. Surface tension is the energy required to increase the surface area of a liquid. Surfactants are molecules that reduce the surface tension of polar liquids like water. Capillary action is the phenomenon in which liquids rise up into a narrow tube called a capillary. The viscosity of a liquid is its resistance to flow.
  • 1.4: Types of Crystalline Solids
    Crystalline substances can be described by the types of particles in them and the types of chemical bonding that takes place between the particles. There are four types of crystals: (1) ionic, (2) metallic, (3) covalent network, and (4) molecular.


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