5.3 flashcards

Question 1

What makes a molecule polar?

Answer 1

a polar covalent bond and unsymmetrical ends

Question 2

What makes a molecule non polar?

Answer 2

symettrical ends (electrons cancel each other out)

Question 3

What is a dipole-dipole bond?

Answer 3

a polar bond where the positive end of a molecule attracts the negative end of a molecule

Question 4

What is a hydrogen bond?

Answer 4

a strong form of dipole-dipole bond where an O-H, F-H, or N-H bond is present

Question 5

What is London dispersion?

Answer 5

the weakest type of intermolecular bond where electrons temporarily move to one side of a molecule

Question 6

What is the weakest type of intermolecular attraction?

Answer 6

London dispersion

Question 7

What is the second weakest type of intermolecular attraction?

Answer 7

dipole-dipole

Question 8

What is the strongest type of intermolecular attraction?

Answer 8

Hydrogen bond

Question 9

What type of bonds can polar molecules form?

Answer 9

London dispersion, dipole-dipole, and hydrogen in some cases

Question 10

What type of bonds can nonpolar molecules form?

Answer 10

London dispersion