Topic overview for next week's Kurzarbeit
a) Alcohols: Basics
a. Alcohols are substances containing at least one hydroxy group
b. Nomenclature of simple alcohols (-ol ending, numbering of hydroxy group) b) Intermolecular forces
a. Review van-der-Waals-forces!
b. Electronegativity and polar bonds
c. Determining non-polar and dipole-dipole molecules
d. Dipole-dipole-forces and hydrogen bonds (formation and strength) c) Consequences of intermolecular forces
a. Boiling points and viscosity
b. Solubility: Like mixes with like (hydrophilic vs. hydrophobic)