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Hello, I have done an experiment and I am having trouble explaining why certain things happen.
The topic is intermolecular bonding. I used three liquids, each is composed of different types of bonds.
liquid 1) Hydrogen bond
liquid 2) bonding due to dipole forces
liguid 3) bonding due to Van der Waals forces
Basically I take a liquid, put it in a cup and stir it really fast. I record the depth of the maximum vortex and the amount of time that it lasts.
Then do the same with the other two liquid. (same amount, same container).
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Now, I have 3 different values for the amount of time the vortex lasts, and I'm trying to understand why (in terms of intermolecular bonding). The answer that comes to mind is viscosity, but it is nowhere in the course.. so I don't think that's what I'm supposed to be looking for.
My second question is why is water (hydrogen bonding) so much different than the other two in terms of the depth of the vortex?
I know that hydrogen bonding is the strongest, but I'm not sure how that piece of information applies to the vortex.. as no bonds are being broken.
thanks for any help
The topic is intermolecular bonding. I used three liquids, each is composed of different types of bonds.
liquid 1) Hydrogen bond
liquid 2) bonding due to dipole forces
liguid 3) bonding due to Van der Waals forces
Basically I take a liquid, put it in a cup and stir it really fast. I record the depth of the maximum vortex and the amount of time that it lasts.
Then do the same with the other two liquid. (same amount, same container).
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Now, I have 3 different values for the amount of time the vortex lasts, and I'm trying to understand why (in terms of intermolecular bonding). The answer that comes to mind is viscosity, but it is nowhere in the course.. so I don't think that's what I'm supposed to be looking for.
My second question is why is water (hydrogen bonding) so much different than the other two in terms of the depth of the vortex?
I know that hydrogen bonding is the strongest, but I'm not sure how that piece of information applies to the vortex.. as no bonds are being broken.
thanks for any help