Exam 12: Intermolecular Forces: Liquids, Solids, and Phase Changes

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A certain solid metallic element has a density 7.87 g/cm3 and a molar mass of 55.85 g/mol. It crystallizes with a cubic unit cell, with an edge length of 286.7 pm. Calculate the number of atoms per unit cell.

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Germanium is a semiconductor. With the aid of diagrams showing bands of molecular orbital, explain why it is a poor conductor and how doping it with phosphorus increases its conductivity.

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When identical particles pack in a simple cubic lattice, there is/are ____ particle(s) per unit cell.

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Which of the following has a boiling point which does not fit the general trend?

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Which of the following statements concerning a face-centered cubic unit cell and the corresponding lattice, made up of identical atoms, is incorrect?

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Which of the following atoms should have the greatest polarizability?

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Which of the following factors contributes to a low viscosity for a liquid?

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Which of the following should have the highest surface tension at a given temperature?

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Pentane, C5H12, boils at 35 °\degree C. Which of the following is true about kinetic energy, Ek, and potential energy, Ep, when liquid pentane at 35 °\degree C is compared with pentane vapor at 35 °\degree C?

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Smectic liquid crystals are more highly ordered than either nematic or cholesteric liquid crystals.

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Liquid sodium can be used as a heat transfer fluid. Its vapor pressure is 40.0 torr at 633 °\degree C and 400.0 torr at 823 °\degree C. Calculate its heat of vaporization.

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Which of the following should have the highest boiling point?

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The strongest intermolecular interactions between pentane (C5H12) molecules arise from

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The strongest intermolecular interactions between ethyl alcohol (CH3CH2OH) molecules arise from

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Comparing the energies of the following intermolecular forces on a kJ/mol basis, which would normally have the highest energy (i.e., be the strongest force)?

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How do the electrical properties of semiconductors differ from those of metals?

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Lead crystallizes in the face-centered cubic lattice. What is the coordination number for Pb?

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The surface tension of water is lowered when a detergent is present in solution.

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Which one of the following quantities is generally not obtainable from a single heating or cooling curve of a substance, measured at atmospheric pressure?

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In hydrogen iodide __________________ are the most important intermolecular forces.

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