molar mass and attractive interactions
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molar mass and attractive interactions
Why does the increase in molar mass lead to stronger attractive interactions?
Re: molar mass and attractive interactions
The larger a molecule is, the more electrons it has to participate in induced dipoles and also has a greater surface area for these interactions to occur.
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Re: molar mass and attractive interactions
An increase in size and molar mass means that there is more surface area for the atoms/molecules to have London dispersion forces. Although instantaneous and short-lived, the interaction is stronger with larger atoms and molecules because there are more electron distortion and polarizability of of electrons which would make more attractive fluctuating dipoles.
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Re: molar mass and attractive interactions
When molecules are larger and have a higher molar mass, then they have more electrons, which means that they have more attractive interactions.
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