Mu Lab Report

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Experiment Mu: Intermolecular Forces Introduction The experiment introduced techniques using capacitance meter, refractive index and specialist software (Mathcad) to study the concepts of dipole moments, bond moments, Leonard-Jones (6-12) potential, polarisation and dielectric constant. Part A: Experimental Determination of Dipole Moments in Solution. The aim of the first part of the experiment was to determine the dipole moment of the polar substituted benzene compounds (chlorobenzene, 1,2- dichlorobenzene and 1,3-dichlorobenzene) by measuring the dielectric constant and refractive indices of dilute solutions of the compounds in a non-polar solvent (cyclohexane) and relating the measured dipole moment to geometry and electronic environment of the molecule in consideration. Part B: Intermolecular Forces using Mathcad. The aim of the second part of the experiment was to use the Mathcad software to understand the Lennard-Jones potential and to determine the dipole moment of CH2Cl2 and plot a potential energy curve for this compound. Method The method was as described from the second year measurements laboratory manual, experiment Mu pages 10 – 12 for part A and 18 – 23 for part B. Results & Discussions Part A: The data was treated as follows: The concentration in mol m-3 of chlorobenzene was calculated for each mixture using the weights of chlorobenzene and the following equations: Moles = Mass / Mr Concentration = moles / volume The Mr of chlorobenzene was 112.56 g mol-1 The volume was converted from mL to meters by multiplying the volume by a factor of 10-6 The following is an example calculation for calculating the concentration of chlorobenzene Moles = 0.6100 g / 112.56 g mol-1 = 5.41933 *10-3 mol Concentration = 5.41933 * 10-3 mol / (50 mL / 1000000m3mL) = 108.3866 mol m-3 This is a sample calculation for the first concentration value

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