XII-BOSONS GROUP 5 DATE: 211026

Fuentes, Lambert Myro Ma’am Cherrie Lou D. Sumogat

(Pringle Pop; Lab report p.2)
Pomperada, Julie Yanna M.
(How Long Will It Take; Lab report p.1)
Rabanillo, Darlein P.
(Vinegar and Baking Soda; Lab report p.2; compilation)

Activity 1
How Long Will It Take?
Objectives
At the end of this activity, the group members are expected to:
1. Recognize the intermolecular forces present in the given compounds.
2. Keep track of the number of water, acetone, and ethanol drops a single coin
can hold.
3. Monitor how long it takes for the liquid to evaporate.

Introduction
By the end of the nineteenth century, scientists had accepted the atomic theory of
matter and had begun to relate it to individual molecules. The Kinetic Molecular Theory
of Gases is based on scientific observations of gases in order to explain its macroscopic
features. As per Kinetic Molecular Theory, gas particles are always in motion and have
fully elastic collisions. Only absolute temperature determines the average kinetic energy
of a collection of gas particles.
The forces of attraction and repulsion between atoms, molecules, and ions are
known as intermolecular forces. Atoms, molecules, and ions are strongly attracted to each
other and pull closer together when intermolecular forces are strong. When atoms,
molecules, or ions do not have a significant attraction to each other and drift far apart,
intermolecular forces are weak.
In this activity, the members aims to understand the relevance of Kinetic Molecular
Theory and Intermolecular force in three different liquids, namely acetone, ethanol, and
water.
 Question and Answers
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Time for Dipole- Hydrogen
Structural # of drops Dispersion
1 drop to Dipole Bonding
Diagram on coin Forces
evaporate

55
Water minutes
26 drops
(H2O) and 15
seconds

70% Isopropyl 5 minutes

Alcohol 20 drops and 23
(C3H8O) seconds

Acetone : : 2 minutes
15 drops and 18
(CH3COCH3)
seconds
Table 1.1. Data results from the experiment
Conclusion
Upon finishing this activity, we have identified the number of droplets a single coin
can hold and its evaporation time. As shown in the table above, water has the most
number of droplets with 26, followed by the Isopropyl alcohol with 20, and lastly acetone
with 15. This is due to the fact that water has the relatively high surface tension of the two,
therefore the stronger the surface, the longer the drops can be held together. Furthermore,
in terms of time of evaporation, water has the longest time of evaporation with 55 minutes
and 15 seconds, Isopropyl alcohol with 5 minutes and 23 seconds, and the shortest one
is acetone with 2 minutes and 18 seconds. Although both water and ethanol have all three
intermolecular forces, their molecules are clearly stronger, causing their liquid droplets to
evaporate more slowly than acetone's. Acetone, on the other hand, is in a different
scenario since it does not participate as much in hydrogen bonding as the other two
liquids, therefore its intermolecular forces are weaker, causing it to evaporate more
quickly. As a result, we can claim that the weaker a substance's intermolecular
interactions are, the easier it is to break down polar bonds, resulting in rapid evaporation.
Photo Documentation

Figure 1. Conducting of experiment

Figure 2. Pomperada typing the lab report