Chemistry Reference
In-Depth Information
Number of
Particles
140
A
120
100
80
60
B
40
20
0
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
400
t
Number of
Particles
140
B
120
100
80
60
40
A
20
0
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
400
t
Fig. 6.16 Simulation of an equilibrium [
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structure of alkane or alkanol homologues, they are able to devise a hypothesis for
the solubility of these homologues with the help of appropriate mental models
concerning structures of molecules: alcohols with short carbon chains are not
soluble in petrol, but in water; alcohols with long carbon chains are not soluble in
water, but in petrol. Appropriate experiments can be planned for testing hypotheses.
