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Structure and physical properties of liquids. Surface tension

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Budowa i właściwości cieczy. Zjawisko napięcia powierzchniowego

You will learn
  • to describe the physical properties of liquids using English vocabulary.

Exercise 1
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Answer the questions.

a) Indicate characteristics of liquids.
b) How are the molecules in liquids arranged?
c) Do molecules in liquids have the ability to move relative to each other?
d) Can a metal be a liquid?

Demonstration
Experiment 1
Research problem
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Presentation of incompressibility of liquid.

Hypothesis
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Under the influence of external forces, liquids do not change their volume.

Instruction

1. Fill the syringe with water to a certain volume.
2. Clog the end of the syringe with finger and try to change the water volume by pressing the plunger and pulling it back.
3. Repeat the same for oil.

Summary
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Observation

a) The volume of water and oil cannot be reduced.
b) Despite compression and expansionexpansionexpansion, the volume of liquidliquidliquid remains constant.

Conclusion

a) Liquids do not change their volume, under the influence of external forces, they are practically incompressible.
b) Because liquids retain their volume during compressioncompressioncompression, their molecules repel each other during compression.
c) When expanding, the liquids retain their volume because their molecules attract.

Exercise 2
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Wersja alternatywna ćwiczenia: Determine which sentences are true. Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. Liquids are incompressible because the molecules in the liquids are close together., 2. Liquids are incompressible because their molecules move relative to each other., 3. Liquids are incompressible because their molecules are more repulsive when compressed, and when expanded, they attract more., 4. Liquids are incompressible because their temperature decreases significantly during compression.
Free surface of liquid
Definition: Free surface of liquid
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Free surface of liquidfree surface of liquidFree surface of liquid - the surface spontaneously formed by a liquid in contact with another medium (air, other liquid).

The free surface is e.g. the upper surface of the liquid in the vessel, the surface of the drops and the stream of liquid in the air.

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Familiarize yourself with illustration „Free surface of water under the Earth’s gravitational interaction” in which the same amount of water poured into various vessels is shown.

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Free surface of water under the Earth's gravitational interaction
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Exercise 3

Answer the questions.

a) What shape does the upper part of the liquid bordered with air have?
b) Is the surface of the upper part of the liquid bordered with air the free surface of this liquid?
c) Is the surface of the liquid under Earth's gravitational interaction parallel to the Earth's surface and is it dependent on the shape of the vessel?

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Familiarize yourself with illustration „Free surface of liquid in a state of weightlessness takes the shape of a sphere”.

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Free surface of the liquid in a state of weightlessness takes the shape of a sphere
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Exercise 4
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Answer the question.

Is free surface of liquidfree surface of liquidfree surface of liquid in a state of weightlessness, or free fall, flat?

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Surface tensionsurface tensionSurface tension is a phenomenon that causes the surface of the liquid to behave like a stretched elastic membrane.

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Due to the surface tension, small insects can run on the water surface without immersing, small objects with a density higher than the water density (pin, razor blade) can float on its surface, and the diving bell spider can collect air under water in a woven vessel made of spiderweb.

The surface tension causes the liquids to take the shape of a drop, and also that the liquidliquidliquid level in the narrow glass tube or in the narrow gap between the panes rises above the water level in the vessel into which we immerse the tube or the glass.

Explanation of the surface tension phenomenon
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1. There is virtually no resultant force acting on molecules placed in a liquid far below the surface. More specifically; the force acting on the given moleculemoleculemolecule is the same from each direction, because in each direction there are virtually the same number of other molecules.
2. Approaching the surface of the liquid we observe a certain asymmetry of interactions. More molecules pull the given molecule into the centre of the liquid than towards the surface. So there is a resultant force acting on the molecule directed to the centre of the liquid.
3. A large force directed to the centre of the liquid acts on the moleculemoleculemolecule on the surface.
4. Forces acting on molecules on the surface therefore make the liquid to minimize the free surface of the liquid.
5. A stretched surface membrane is created, a phenomenon called surface tensionsurface tensionsurface tension.

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Consider what experiment you can perform to show the surface tensionsurface tensionsurface tension of the liquid and its molecular structure. Discuss ideas in the classroom.

Summary
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  • Liquids combine the characteristics of gases and solids. On one hand, the molecules of liquids remain at distances similar to those of solids (slightly larger than the diameter of their molecules), on the other hand - they move freely relative to each other (they are characterized by high mobility).

  • The surface spontaneously produced by the liquidliquidliquid in contact with another medium (air, other liquid) is called the free surface of the liquid.

  • Liquids are very difficult to change volume under the influence of external forces. This is due to the strong intermolecular interactions that lead to the repulsionrepulsionrepulsion of molecules during compressioncompressioncompression and, when they expand, to attractionattractionattraction.

  • Most liquids are bad heat conductors compared to, for example, metal.

  • Some liquids are electrically conductive. These are most often electrolytes, i.e. aqueous solutions of certain bases, acids or salts. They can also be metals in the liquid state, such as mercury or tin.

Exercises

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Exercise 5
Wersja alternatywna ćwiczenia: Determine which sentences are true. Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. All liquids conduct electricity well., 2. Liquids retain their own shape, but not the volume., 3. The volume of water decreases as the temperature rises from 0° C to 4° C. Above a temperature of 4° C, the volume of water increases again., 4. Water on the Earth has a free surface only on the upper surface on the boundary with gas., 5. In the state of weightlessness, liquids always have the shape of a sphere., 6. Liquids are incompressible because their molecules repel each other during compression and when expanded they attract., 7. Liquids conducting electric current are electrolytes.
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Exercise 6

Why is it not allowed to use electric equipment when bathing?

Exercise 7

Write in English where in practice the fact of bad water heating is used. Think about industrial and home applications.

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Exercise 8
Wersja alternatywna ćwiczenia: Indicate which pairs of expressions or words are translated correctly. Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. powierzchnia swobodna cieczy - free surface of liquid, 2. przyciąganie - attraction, 3. odpychanie - repulsion, 4. ciecz - liquid, 5. rozprężanie - compression, 6. ściskanie - expansion
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Glossary

attraction
attraction

przyciąganie

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wymowa w języku angielskim: attraction
compression
compression

ściskanie

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wymowa w języku angielskim: compression
electrolyte
electrolyte

elektrolit

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wymowa w języku angielskim: electrolyte
expansion
expansion

rozprężanie

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wymowa w języku angielskim: expansion
free surface of liquid
free surface of liquid

powierzchnia swobodna cieczy

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wymowa w języku angielskim: free surface of liquid
intermolecular force
intermolecular force

oddziaływania międzycząsteczkowe

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wymowa w języku angielskim: intermolecular force
liquid
liquid

ciecz

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wymowa w języku angielskim: liquid
molecule
molecule

cząsteczka

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wymowa w języku angielskim: molecule
repulsion
repulsion

odpychanie

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wymowa w języku angielskim: repulsion
surface tension
surface tension

napięcie powierzchniowe

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wymowa w języku angielskim: surface tension

Keywords

electrolyteelectrolyteelectrolyte

free surface of liquidfree surface of liquidfree surface of liquid

intermolecular forceintermolecular forceintermolecular force

moleculemoleculemolecule

surface tensionsurface tensionsurface tension