On Friday we looked at some similarities, differences, and various properties of solids and liquids. The behaviour of many solids can be explained by comparing the relative magnitude of intramaterial intermolecular forces to the intermaterial intermolecular forces that would allow the solids to melt, sublime, or otherwise break apart. When looking at the properties and behaviour of liquids, these comparative intermolecular forces become even more important because liquid is an intermediate state between solids and gases.
Surface tension and capillary action are due to relative liquid-liquid, liquid-atmosphere, liquid-surface IMFs. Viscosity and volatility are due to the relative magnitude of IMFs compared to the average kinetic energy of a sample.
Sorry I didn't get this posted sooner, it kind of slipped away from me. Enjoy the rest of your weekend.
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