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INTERMOLECULAR
FORCES OF DESCRIPTION 2 EXAMPLES
ATTRACTION
An attractive force
between ions with 1. Magnesium ion
ION-ION opposite charges. 2. Chloride ion
The strongest form of
intermolecular force.
Occurs between a
fully charged ion and 1. Sodium Ion
a partially charged 2. Water molecule
dipole.
ION-DIPOLE
The strength of the
ion-dipole force is
proportionate to ion
charge.
Forms a special type
of dipole-dipole 1. Chloroform
attraction when a 2. Ammonia
hydrogen atom
bonded to a strongly
H-BONDING electronegative atom
exists in the vicinity of
another
electronegative atom
with a lone pair of
electrons.
Molecules with
permanent dipoles
attract each other 1. Hydrogen chloride
electrostatically. 2. Sodium chloride
The positive end of
DIPOLE-DIPOLE one molecule attracts
the negative end of
another molecule,
and so on, leading to
an alignment of the
molecules.
Are electrostatic
interactions between 1. Hydrochloric acid
the permanent dipoles 2. Helium
DIPOLE-INDUCED DIPOLE
of different molecules.
Occur when partial
charge form within a
molecule because of
the uneven distribution
of electrons.