Re: TOJC (dipole-dipole interactions????)
Jolene (schmidjm@PLU.edu)
Thu, 19 Sep 1996 08:40:05 -0800 (PST)
I'm not sure how permanent dipoles affect the physical states of
compounds, but I do know that in a solid or a liquid, the molecules line
up positive end to negative end because of the dipole-dipole
attractions. I think that molecules with permanent dipoles containing
highly polarized functional groups will boil at a higher temperature than
nonpolar compounds because of their stronger intermolecular forces.
Jolene
On Wed, 18 Sep 1996 snowdesl@PLU.edu wrote:
>
> In section 2.16B, dipole-dipole interactions were defined as an
> arrangement of the molecules in which the positive end of one is directed
> towards the negative end of another molecule.
>
> Can anyone tell me how this effects their actual physical state? (makes
> it a solid, liquid, etc.???)
>
> Thanks, Stacey
>