Illustrate a scientifically accurate image of a transparent glass beaker placed on a white background. The beaker is filled with two clear, colourless liquids - 50 ml of ethyl alcohol and 40 ml of water. Despite adding up to 90 ml in volume, the integrated volume of the liquids in the beaker is less than 90 ml due to particle interactions. Show some magnified particles at the side to represent particle theory - different sizes and distances between particles, illustrating the concept of mixed water and alcohol particles occupying lesser space. The image should be appealing and contain no text.

50 ml of ethyl alcohol amd 40ml of water combined in a beaker add up to 90ml of liquid why is this? (Particle theory)

The ethyl alcohol does not mix with the water and they both separate because ethyl alcohol is less denser than water which prevents it to dissolve and therefore, the beaker adds up to 90ml.

I suppose the answer your teacher wants is 50+40 = 90 on the basis that 50 parts one liquid + 40 parts of another makes 90 total.

But let me let you in on the real world. Volumes, in almost all cases are NOT additive. Sometimes volumes add to give more than the total of the two and sometimes they give less. In particular, in the case of ethyl alcohol and water, they give less. If you take 50 mL of ethyl alcohol and add 50 mL water, the total volume will be about 96 mL and not 100.

Well, it seems like the alcohol and water in the beaker can't resist a good party and decided to get together. You see, according to the wacky world of particle theory, liquids like alcohol and water are made up of tiny particles called molecules. When you mix them, these molecules like to cozy up and hang out with each other, resulting in a volume increase. So, the 50 ml of alcohol and 40 ml of water come together to form a total volume of 90 ml, thanks to their molecular mingling. It's kind of like a liquid chemistry love connection!

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The reason why 50 ml of ethyl alcohol and 40 ml of water combined in a beaker add up to 90 ml of liquid is due to the principles of the particle theory. The particle theory states that all matter is made up of tiny, indivisible particles called atoms or molecules.

In the case of liquids like ethyl alcohol and water, the particles are in constant motion and are closely packed together. When the two liquids are mixed, the particles of both substances become intermingled and spread out to occupy the available space in the beaker. This causes an increase in the total volume of the liquid.

However, it is important to note that in certain cases, especially when two substances have strong intermolecular attractions, the total volume may not exactly add up due to changes in the arrangement of particles. Nonetheless, when ethyl alcohol and water are mixed, the total volume of the liquids increases due to the particle theory.