Increasing the intermolecular forces of a liquid will do which of the following?
a) increase the viscosity
b) increase the surface tension
c) decrease the evaporation rate
d) decrease the vapor pressure
e) all of the above

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Answer:

The correct answer is

e) all of the above

Explanation:

The inter-molecular forces describes the forces between the molecules of a substance such that they display macroscopic properties that reflect the strength of their attraction and resisting opposing forces that tend to pull them apart such as

  • Shearing forces  which is resisted by the viscosity of the fluid and high surface tension
  • Heat energy, resisted and reflected by relatively low vapor pressure

Strong inter-molecular forces allow the liquid to resist sharing force and hence posses the characteristics such as high viscosity and high surface tension. Such liquids with strong inter-molecular forces are able to form spheroidal shape when placed on a flat surface or support tiny more dense objects placed on their surface