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    This lesson plan outlines a lab activity to teach students about intermolecular forces (IMFs). Students will identify the IMFs in different solvents by measuring how many drops of solvent a penny can hold and how long it takes for a drop to evaporate. They will learn that London dispersion forces are the weakest IMF, while dipole-dipole forces and hydrogen bonding are stronger due to the polarity of molecules. The lesson concludes with students ranking the solvents by IMF strength and drawing IMF interactions between molecules.

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    This lesson plan outlines a lab activity to teach students about intermolecular forces (IMFs). Students will identify the IMFs in different solvents by measuring how many drops of solvent a penny can hold and how long it takes for a drop to evaporate. They will learn that London dispersion forces are the weakest IMF, while dipole-dipole forces and hydrogen bonding are stronger due to the polarity of molecules. The lesson concludes with students ranking the solvents by IMF strength and drawing IMF interactions between molecules.

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    This lesson plan outlines a lab activity to teach students about intermolecular forces (IMFs). Students will identify the IMFs in different solvents by measuring how many drops of solvent a penny can hold and how long it takes for a drop to evaporate. They will learn that London dispersion forces are the weakest IMF, while dipole-dipole forces and hydrogen bonding are stronger due to the polarity of molecules. The lesson concludes with students ranking the solvents by IMF strength and drawing IMF interactions between molecules.

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    Intermolecular Forces Lesson Plan

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    This lesson plan outlines a lab activity to teach students about intermolecular forces (IMFs). Students will identify the IMFs in different solvents by measuring how many drops of solvent a penny can hold and how long it takes for a drop to evaporate. They will learn that London dispersion forces are the weakest IMF, while dipole-dipole forces and hydrogen bonding are stronger due to the polarity of molecules. The lesson concludes with students ranking the solvents by IMF strength and drawing IMF interactions between molecules.

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    Lesson Plan : Intermolecular Forces

    This lesson plan is intended to be a guide to see how a demonstration might fit in to the lesson,
    information wise. This lesson plan does not contain the modes of how to teach, rather a
    suggested outline of information.

    Students will:

     know the various intermolecular forces and their strengths


     identify which IMF a molecule has
     rank molecules in order of IMF strength
     draw the interactions of multiple molecules of a compound

    Background Knowledge Assumed

     students can determine if a molecule is polar or not

    Engage

    Do the demonstration Bending Water and review polarity with students.

    Explore

    Have students work in pairs to determine the number of drops a penny can hold for each of the
    4 solvents (water, ethanol, acetone, pentane). Then have them determine how much time it
    takes for 1 drop to evaporate. The IMF Lab is attached.

    Explain

    Have students share the data that they got. Ask students what they notice about the molecules
    that can hold more drops on the penny and take longer to evaporate. They should notice that
    those molecules have oxygen and are therefore polar. It’s those characteristics that determine
    the type of intermolecular forces a molecule can have.

    All molecules have London dispersion forces (Van der Waals) due to the movement of
    electrons. As electrons move around the nucleus, they aren’t always distributed evenly, causing
    somewhat of a charge distribution. Slightly positive sides of a molecule are attracted to the
    slightly negative sides of another molecule. This is the weakest intermolecular force.

    Dipole-dipole forces occur between molecules that are polar. In polar molecules the electrons
    are unevenly distributed because some elements are more electronegative than others. The
    partial negative side of one molecule is attracted to the partial positive side of another molecule.
    This type of force is stronger than London dispersion forces because polar molecules have a
    permanent uneven distribution of electrons.

    Hydrogen bonding is a misnomer, as it is also an intermolecular force and not a bond. It is the
    strongest intermolecular force. It is a special kind of dipole-dipole interaction that occurs when a
    hydrogen atom is bonded to fluorine, oxygen, or nitrogen. (Remember it by: hydrogen bonding

    http://sites.jmu.edu/chemdemo
    JMU Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
    is FON). Because hydrogen doesn’t hold its electrons closely, it has a partial positive and
    fluorine, oxygen or nitrogen are partially negative. The oppositely charged sides of the
    molecules are attracted to one another.

    Extend

    Now that students know the different intermolecular forces, have them complete their lab sheet,
    identifying the intermolecular forces present in each solvent and answering the questions.
    Students can circle, triangle, and/or box the locations on the solvent molecules that the
    intermolecular forces will act.

    Evaluate

    As a formative assessment to ensure that students understand the material, have them do the
    exit ticket below to hand in before they leave class.

    http://sites.jmu.edu/chemdemo
    JMU Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
    IMF Lab Name _________________________

    London Dipole- Hydrogen Time for 1


    # of Drops
    Structural Diagram Dispersion Dipole Bonding Drop to
    on Penny
    Forces (O) (∆) () Evaporate

    Water
    H2O

    Ethanol
    CH3CH2OH

    Acetone
    CH3COCH3

    Pentane
    C5H12

    1. Which type of IMF is predominant in water? Why?

    2. Which type of IMF is predominant in pentane? Why?

    3. Which type of IMF is predominant in acetone? Why?

    4. Place the solvents (liquids) in order of increasing IMF. Explain your reasoning.

    5. Did your data support your answer to number 4?

    6. On the back of this sheet draw how 4 molecules of water would interact. Do the same for ethanol
    and acetone.
    IMF – Exit Ticket
    London
    Polar or Dipole-Dipole Hydrogen
    Substance Dispersion
    Nonpolar Forces Bonding
    Forces

    Think about intermolecular forces and intramolecular forces. Which are stronger? Why?

    London
    Polar or Dipole-Dipole Hydrogen
    Substance Dispersion
    Nonpolar Forces Bonding
    Forces

    Think about intermolecular forces and intramolecular forces. Which are stronger? Why?

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