1. QUARTER 1 – MODULE 4:
POLARITY OF MOLECULES
AND ITS
PROPERTIES
G R O U P 1
P H Y S I C A L S C I E N C E
2. After going through this module, you are expected
to:
Define solubility, miscibility and polarity; Identify
the different types of intermolecular forces of
attractionExplainhowpolarityofmoleculesrelated
toitsproperties
0BJECTIVES
3. * Polarity is a separation of electric charge leading
to a molecule or its chemical groups having an
electric dipole moment, with a negatively charged
end and a positively charged end. Polar molecules
must contain one or more polar bonds due to a
difference in electronegativity between the bonded
atoms.
POLARITY
4. * Solubility is defined as the ability of a solid
substance to be dissolved in a given amount of
solvent.
SOLUBILITY
5. * Miscibility is the ability of the two liquids to
combine or mix in all proportions, creating a
homogenousmixture.
MISCIBILITY
6. ► From the previous module, you learned the intramolecular
forces of attraction, the attractive force that binds atoms
together. In this module, you will learn another type of
attractive force, the intermolecular forces of attraction (IMFA)
which exists between molecules.
► 1. There are several types of IMFA and below they are
arranged from STRONGEST to WEAKEST. Ion-dipole →H-
bonding→dipole- dipole→dipole-induced dipole→London
forces of attraction.
B. BOND STRENGTH AND PHYSICAL
PROPERTIES OF COVALENT COMPOUND
7. ► 2. The strength of IMFA greatly affects the physical
properties of substances such as boiling point, melting point,
vapor pressure, surface tension, etc.
B. BOND STRENGTH AND PHYSICAL
PROPERTIES OF COVALENT COMPOUND
8. Table 1: shows the comparison of the various types of IMFA
while table 2 shows the physical properties of polar and
nonpolar molecules as affected by the type of IMFA present.
9. Type of IMFA Interacting Substances Examples
Ion-dipole
Ion (cation or anion) and a
polar molecule NaCl dissolved in H2O; Ca²+ and PCl3
Hydrogen bonding
Polar molecules containing H
chemically bonded to a small
and highly electronegative
nonmetal atom such as N, O, and
F
H2O, NH3, CH3OH
Dipole-dipole Polar molecules CH3F and H2S; HCl; HI and CH4
Dipole-induced dipole Polar and nonpolar molecules HI and CH4
London forces
All substances and solely for
nonpolar molecules and noble
gases
O2, N2; He gas; Br2
11. Polar molecules Nonpolar molecules
• IMFA type: H-bonding and dipole-dipole • IMFA type: London dispersion
• exist as solids or liquids at room temperature • exist as gases at room temperature
• High boiling poin • Low boiling point
• High surface tension • Low surface tension
• Low vapor pressure • High vapor pressure
12. • Low volatility • High volatility
• Soluble in water • Insoluble in water