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Liquids

Question 3 • IA-Chemistry A Survey of Chemistry A

Which molecules would most likely cause a liquid to have the lowest viscosity?

Answer
A
large, polar molecules
B
small, nonpolar molecules
C
small, polar molecules
D
large, nonpolar molecules

Explanation

Viscosity is a liquid’s resistance to flow. Small molecules have less surface area for attractions between them, and nonpolar molecules generally have weaker intermolecular forces than polar molecules. So small, nonpolar molecules attract each other least and are most likely to form a low-viscosity liquid.

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