CHM120H5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 12: Covalent Bond, Electronegativity, Surface Tension

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Phase a physically distinct, homogenous part of system. Interactions b/w the potential energy and the kinetic energy of the particles give rise to the properties of each phase: the potential energy in the form of intermolecular forces tends to draw the molecules together. According to coulomb"s law, the electrostatic potential energy depends on the charges of the particles and the distances b/w them the kinetic energy is associated w. the random motion of the molecules tends to disperse them. It is related to the their average speed and is proportional to the absolute temperature. These interactions explain phase changes (changes in physical state from one phase to another) Each phase is accompanied by a standard enthalpy change, given in kilojoules per mole. H fus < h vap , it takes less energy to reduce the intermolecular forces for molecules to move out of their fixed position (melt a solid) than to separate them completely (vaporize a liquid)

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