UTF-8Hydrophobic EffectExploring why two liquids do or do not mix
Here are two different liquids that appear 'layered' and do not mix or dissolve in each other. Aqueous and organic liquids will layer as you have probably seen before, but there are many examples in of liquids in nature that behave this way and it is not necessary that one is water and ther is 'organic'. We call liquids that won't mix mutually immiscible. The simulation below has a pink liquid (particles of type "Nt") and a green liquid (particles of type "Pl"). The simulation is carried out with gravity turned on.
Type your name here: Robert Newman
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Questions/challenges:
1.) If you play the simulation, the two particles will not mix. Can you 'break' the model and cause the model to stop behaving this way? List all the changes you made below and how each change destroyed the layering behavior.
I increased the temperature which increased the kinteic energy, this allowed for the mixture of the two liquids. I also created a zero gravity vacuum, since mass is no longer a factor, the particles mixed.
2.) Can you make specific changes that cause the layers to flip (i.e. the pink partilces to arrange below the green)? List all the changes you made that succeeded in inverting the layers.
I made the red particle mass larger and the green mass smaller, this inverted the gas.
3.) Can you make another change so that the two liquids mix and form a solution. Explain what you did below to achieve that.
I made the mass of the two particles the same and heated the mixture to allow for movement of the particles. Then cooled the system to get a mixed solution. I also made the charge of the green +1 and the red -1, heated the system to a high temperature and cooled it back down. This made a more definde solution.
After you've answered the questions on your own, discuss them with your group to determine what changes they made to accomplish the desired behavior. What's the best strategy? Report your group's consensus on this Google Doc: http://tinyurl.com/l3vqo8j
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