Intermolecular Forces (12.1.2) Flashcards
• The types of intermolecular attractions exhibited by a substance yield many clues to the behavior of the substance.
• The types of intermolecular attractions exhibited by a substance yield many clues to the behavior of the substance.
• Molecules with dipole moments align according to their polar attraction.
• Molecules with dipole moments align according to their polar attraction.
• London forces originate from the instantaneous, uneven distribution of the electron cloud around an atom.
• London forces originate from the instantaneous, uneven distribution of the electron cloud around an atom.
• Hydrogen bond donors contain hydrogen bonded to a very electronegative atom, and hydrogen bond acceptors have lone pairs electrons.
• Hydrogen bond donors contain hydrogen bonded to a very electronegative atom, and hydrogen bond acceptors have lone pairs electrons.