Intermolecular Forces and the Languages of Chemistry
George Lisensky,
Lauren E. Kueffer,
Corbin Livingston
et al.
Abstract:The concept of intermolecular forces is challenging because students often revert to intramolecular explanations when discussing macroscopic properties. This set of activities from our general chemistry course aimed to use the different languages of chemistry to help build a more solid, multilevel understanding of intermolecular forces. Through the symbolic language of graphing, students were first asked to explore the relationship among melting point, molecular weight, and structure. Macroscopic language was … Show more
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