Monday, February 28, 2011
What is Methanol?
Methanol is the simpliest alcohol. It is clear but toxic and is very flammable. It is used in many of our everyday products, for example, windsheild washer fluid, paint stripper and stretches the life of gasoline for our cars. Methanol is sometimes used as a solvent for manufactures for vitamins, plastics, etc.
Polar or Non-Polar?
Methanol (CH3OH) is a polar molecule. This moleucle is polar because there isn't an even distribution of electrons on both sides on the molecule, one side is more negative than the other. If the molecule were to have the same number of electrons on both sides, it would be non-polar.
What forces occur in Methanol?
Methanol is held together by three forces. These forces are London Dispersion, Dipole-Dipole, and Hydrogen Bond.
London Dispersion is a force which exsists in all molecules but it very weak. It forms temporary dipoles by the motion of electrons around two atoms in a molecule. Although this charge is very weak, it allows the atoms in all molecules to be attracted to eachother.
Dipole-Dipole is a force that causes an electrostatic attraction occurs between the partially negative side on the molecule, with the patrially positive side of the molecule. The picture below shows the partially positive hydrogen being attracted to the partially negative oxygen in Methanol. The dotted line represents the electrostatic attraction between the hydrogen and the oxygen.
Hydrogn Bonding is a force that causes the hydrogen to become bonded to the nitrogen, oxygen, or flourine of the other molecule. In this molecule, the hydrogen become bonded to the oxygen. The picture below shows all hydrogen bonds with oxygen.
London Dispersion is a force which exsists in all molecules but it very weak. It forms temporary dipoles by the motion of electrons around two atoms in a molecule. Although this charge is very weak, it allows the atoms in all molecules to be attracted to eachother.
Dipole-Dipole is a force that causes an electrostatic attraction occurs between the partially negative side on the molecule, with the patrially positive side of the molecule. The picture below shows the partially positive hydrogen being attracted to the partially negative oxygen in Methanol. The dotted line represents the electrostatic attraction between the hydrogen and the oxygen.
Hydrogn Bonding is a force that causes the hydrogen to become bonded to the nitrogen, oxygen, or flourine of the other molecule. In this molecule, the hydrogen become bonded to the oxygen. The picture below shows all hydrogen bonds with oxygen.
Every country needs Methanol!
Methanol is one of the most diverse chemicals. Some very unlikely items include methanol.
Most of our everyday items wouldn't exist without Methanol. Where would we be without Methanol? No where. Your country will go no where without Methanol! Every country needs Methanol!
Call the nearest manufactuer of Methanol and buy a barrel!
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