Throughout the reflection, make sure you have a copy of the Student Guide, PDF or Word, and your data tables. Use the drop-down menus to complete the statements.
This activity was a multistep laboratory. Think about each step and identify the variables.
In all three parts, the dependent variable was
The independent variable is the one that the scientist intentionally manipulates. In Part I involving the golf ball and
table tennis ball, the independent variable was
In Part II involving the inflated and deflated footballs, the independent variable was
In Part III involving the baseball, the independent variable was

Why do the strengths of london (dispersion) forces generally increase with increasing molecular size? choose one: a. heavier atoms have stronger attractions for each other than lighter atoms. b. dispersion forces are all equal in magnitude; there is no size dependence. c. dispersion forces arise from the attraction between the nuclei of atoms, and larger molecules have larger nuclei. d. dispersion forces arise from dipoles caused by the electron distribution being distorted. larger molecules have more electrons and, therefore, more distortions and a bigger force. e. dispersion forces depend on distance. larger molecules are farther apart and so the forces are smaller.