By Dr. Ahmed R. Gardouh, Ass. Professor of Pharmaceutics And Pharmaceutical Technology
physical Pharmacy , A.R.Gardouh, PhD
Ahmed Rifaat Gardouh,PhD. Department of pharmaceutics &industrial pharmacy, suez canal university.
By the end of this lecture , the student will be able to
Differentiate between types of attraction forces
Compare between states of matter
Enumerate properties of each state of matter
The three basic phases of matter are solid, liquid, and gas. Other phases are also considered to exist such as crystalline, glass, & plasma.
The different phases of a pure substance are related to each other in terms of temperature and pressure.
Like a liquid, a gas has no fixed shape, but unlike a liquid, it has little resistance to compression because there is enough space for the molecules to move closer to one another.
We can use other physical parameters, not just temperature, to produce these phase transitions. For example, we can change a liquid into a gas by decreasing the pressure.
There are intermolecular forces that exist between molecules for gases, liquids and solids.
The Intermolecular Forces (forces between molecules) are weaker than Intramolecular Forces (The Chemical Bonds within an Individual Molecule).
Types of Attractive Forces
van der Waals forces
Ion-Dipole and Ion-Induced dipole forces
Hydrogen bonding
Dipole-Dipole forces (Kessam forces)
Occur between two molecules with permanent dipoles. They result from the dipole-dipole interaction between two molecules.
Dipole-induced Dipole Forces (Debye interaction)
A permanent dipole is capable of inducing an electric dipole in nonpolar molecule (easily polarizable).
Induced dipole-induced dipole (London Forces)
Involve the attraction between temporarily induced dipoles in nonpolar molecules (often disappear within an instant).
Ionic-Dipole Forces (Debye interaction)
Interaction between a permanent dipole and an ion.
Ion-induced dipole (London Forces)
Attraction between an ion and temporarily induced dipoles in nonpolar molecules.
Hydrogen bonding
Interaction between a molecule containing H-atom and a strongly –ve atom such as F, O or N.
Intermolecular H-bond: Occurring between 2 or more similar or different molecules.
Intramolecular H-bond: Occur in same molecules, it makes the molecule less energetic and more stable, decrease B.P and M.P.
The Gaseous State
Gas molecules travel in random paths, colliding with one another and with the wall of the container in which the gas confined. Therefore, they exert a pressure (force/unit area).
Boyle's Law
Relates V and P of a given mass of a gas at constant temperature.
Gay-Lussac & Charles
Relates V and T of a given mass of a gas at constant pressure.
General Ideal Gas Law
PV = n RT
Real gases do not follow the laws of Boyles, Gay-Lussac and Charles but ideal gases.
Molecular Weight
The approximate M.Wt of a gas can be determined using the equation: M = gRT/PV
van der Waals equation
A better approximation to real behavior of gases, with terms for internal pressure/mole and incompressibility of the molecules.
The Liquid State
Liquefaction of gases occurs when a gas is cooled and pressure is applied, bringing the molecules within the sphere of the van der waals interaction forces
Liquids are considerably denser than gases and occupy a definite volume
The transition from a gas to a liquid and from a liquid to a solid depend on both temperature and pressure
Critical temperature
The temperature above which a liquid can no longer exist, i.e. can't be in the liquid state.
Critical pressure
The pressure required to liquefy a gas at its critical temperature.
Methods of Achieving Liquefaction
1. Subjecting it to intense cold by the use of freezing mixture
2. Cooling effect produced in a gas as it expands
Vapor pressure of liquids
Molecules with the highest energies break away from the surface of the liquid and pass into the gaseous state, until a dynamic equilibrium is established between vaporization and condensation.
Clausius – Clapeyron Equation
Expresses the relationship between the vapor pressure and the absolute temperature of the liquid.
Latent heats of vaporization
The quantity of heat taken up when liquids vaporize (i.e. heat absorbed to reach boiling point) and are liberated when the vapor condenses to liquid.
Boiling point
The temperature at which the vapor pressure of the liquid equals the external or atmospheric pressure.
Boiling point of a compound can provide a rough indication of the magnitude of the attractive forces between molecules.
Polar molecules, e.g. EtOH and water, that attached through hydrogen bonds, exhibit high boiling points and high heat of vaporization.
Solid state has 2 different lattice structure
Vapor pressure
The pressure exerted by a vapor in equilibrium with its liquid or solid phase