General Chemistry · Module 11 · Intermolecular forces, liquids and solids

Intermolecular Forces Walkthrough

Watch molecules tug on each other, then see how those tugs decide boiling points, vapor pressure, surface tension, heating curves, phase diagrams and the kinds of solids. Go at your own pace. Nothing here is graded.

Speed

Think of it like this

Quick check

Wrong answers are fine here. Read why, then try again.

Dr. Akash Garg · General Chemistry Study Tools · Particle drawings are simplified and not to scale. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
Use the left and right arrow keys to move between steps. Animations run far slower than real molecules, and attractions are drawn as lines so you can see them. Practice next in the IMF Lab.