Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Wednesday, January 26th, 2011

Chapter 13 covers Properties of Solution into a bit more detail. We briefly talked about intermolecular forces in liquids, but now we will consider how these IMF impact the properties of solutions.

A solution is formed when one substance disperses uniformly throughout another. The solvent is the major substance present, and the solute is the substance(s) dissolved in the solvent.

We went through examples of the units used in describing solutions and be sure to check out Section 13.4 as well as the example problems to become familiar with how to manipulate unit conversions. We then came back to Section 13.1 and discussed the Solution Process. We need to consider stability and energy in these processes and this brings us back to a discussion on thermodynamics. We considered the forces needed to break down the reactants and form products, as well as the forces gained when the products form a mixture. Before coming to class on Friday, take a look at Figure 13.4, as it summarizes the equations given in class today.

The PhET simulation shown in class today can be found here.

Song Played Before Class:
Stevie Ray Vaughan - Pride and Joy
Power-Kanye West ft. Dwele

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