I know that a strong liquid has diffusivity that follows the Arrhenius law, but what does this really mean? The Arrhenius law is that the diffusivity is proportional to exp(-E/kT), but again, what does this really mean?
2006-08-30 04:59:47 · 5 answers · asked by helen g 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
uh i have no idea what a fragile liquid is. Arrhenius is dealing with rate of a reaction so i'm wondering what you're doing.
2006-08-30 06:05:28 · answer #1 · answered by shiara_blade 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm taking a guess here
Strong liquids would be liquids with high attractive bonds between molecules. The most attractive bonds are hydrogen bonds which are a type of polar bonds. An example would be water as the attraction between the 'negative' oxygen and 'positive' hydrogen is strong.
A weak liquid would be one which does not contain polar bonds, only covalent such as hydrocarbons eg toluene. Since the intermolecular forces are weak between molecules it does not take as much heat energy to break the bonds between molecules.
Is there where Arrhenius comes in? Because if I remember Arrhenius has a curve and which proportion of the molecules have enough heat energy to over come the activation energy and produce a reaction (could just be liquid--> gas) as well.
2006-08-31 00:47:19 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Water fragile
mercury strong
2006-09-01 09:50:06 · answer #3 · answered by Dr. Eser 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a fragile liquid is weak and a strong liquid is newcasle broon ale
2006-08-31 19:10:19 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
BEER=FRAGILE LIQUID VOKKA=STRONG LIQUID GIT IT U NOE WAT I MEEN!!??
2006-08-30 12:02:22 · answer #5 · answered by NONAME 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋