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Boiling Points of the Family of Small Molecules

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Jonathan Mitschele

Department of Chemistry, Saint Joseph''s College, Standish, ME 04084-5263

J. Chem. Educ., 2003, 80 (4), p 385

DOI: 10.1021/ed080p385.1

Publication Date (Web): April 1, 2003

Section:

History, Education, and Documentation

Abstract

Consideration of what factors determine boiling points, particularly molecular mass.

Keywords (Audience):

High School / Introductory Chemistry

Keywords (Domain):

Physical Chemistry

Keywords (Feature):

Letters

Keywords (Pedagogy):

Misconceptions / Discrepant Events

Keywords (Subject):

Atomic Properties / Structure

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A Closer Look at Trends in Boiling Points of Hydrides: Using an Inquiry-Based Approach To Teach Intermolecular Forces of Attraction
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- A Closer Look at Trends in Boiling Points of Hydrides: Using an Inquiry-Based Approach To Teach Intermolecular Forces of Attraction
  Samantha Glazier and Nadia Marano, Laura Eisen
  Journal of Chemical Education2010 87 (12), 1336-1341
  We describe how we use boiling-point trends of group IV−VII hydrides to introduce intermolecular forces in our first-year general chemistry classes. Starting with the idea that molecules in the liquid state are held together by some kind of force that ...
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