Intermolecular Forces (12.1.2)

Question 1

• The types of intermolecular attractions exhibited by a substance yield many clues to the behavior of the substance.

Answer 1

• The types of intermolecular attractions exhibited by a substance yield many clues to the behavior of the substance.

Question 2

• Molecules with dipole moments align according to their polar attraction.

Answer 2

• Molecules with dipole moments align according to their polar attraction.

Question 3

• London forces originate from the instantaneous, uneven distribution of the electron cloud around an atom.

Answer 3

• London forces originate from the instantaneous, uneven distribution of the electron cloud around an atom.

Question 4

• Hydrogen bond donors contain hydrogen bonded to a very electronegative atom, and hydrogen bond acceptors have lone pairs electrons.

Answer 4

• Hydrogen bond donors contain hydrogen bonded to a very electronegative atom, and hydrogen bond acceptors have lone pairs electrons.