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Ch.13 - Properties of Solutions
Chapter 13, Problem 27

Consider water and glycerol, CH2(OH)CH(OH)CH2OH. (b) List the intermolecular attractions that occur between a water molecule and a glycerol molecule.

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Identify the types of intermolecular forces present in water. Water molecules exhibit hydrogen bonding due to the presence of highly electronegative oxygen atoms bonded to hydrogen atoms.
Identify the types of intermolecular forces present in glycerol. Glycerol, with its three hydroxyl (OH) groups, also exhibits hydrogen bonding due to the presence of oxygen atoms bonded to hydrogen atoms.
Consider the interaction between a water molecule and a glycerol molecule. Both molecules can form hydrogen bonds with each other due to the presence of hydroxyl groups.
Recognize that in addition to hydrogen bonding, there are also dipole-dipole interactions between the polar regions of the water and glycerol molecules.
Acknowledge that while hydrogen bonding is the dominant force, London dispersion forces (induced dipole-induced dipole interactions) are also present, although they are weaker compared to hydrogen bonds.