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intermolecular forces

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Total cards: 11•Content version: v3•Public deck•Updated: 8/1/2026

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#1
Front (Question)

how does a polar bond form

Back (Answer)

when the electronegativity between the two bonded atoms has a large difference.

#2
Front (Question)

how does a polar molecule form

Back (Answer)

when the bonds are polar and add up (like vectors). the bonds can be polar but cancel out so the molecules aren’t polar.

#3
Front (Question)

what is an induced dipole-dipole force?

Back (Answer)

a temporary dipole in one atom/molecule that induces a temporary dipole in a neighbouring atom/molecule

#4
Front (Question)

what is a permanent dipole-dipole force?

Back (Answer)

the force between two molecules with a permanent dipole (polar molecules)

#5
Front (Question)

what is a hydrogen bond?

Back (Answer)

a strong dipole-dipole attraction between an δ+ H in an OH, NH or HF bond and the lone pair of electrons of O, N or F in another molecule

#6
Front (Question)

why can a hydrogen bond form

Back (Answer)

the δ+ H (polar bonded hydrogen) leaves hydrogens orbital mostly empty when bonded with O, F or N because they are the most electronegative elements. the lone pair of electrons almost form a dative bond

#7
Front (Question)

how is a hydrogen bond shown in a stick diagram?

Back (Answer)

the lone pair of electrons are shown as two dots. then there are straight lines drawn between the O, N or F and the hydrogen (e.g H llll:O)

#8
Front (Question)

whats the relative strength of the three types of dipole interactions

Back (Answer)

Hydrogen bond > permanent dipole-dipole > induces dipole-dipole

#9
Front (Question)

the relative strength of hydrogen bonds

Back (Answer)

HF > OH > NH

#10
Front (Question)

if HF hydrogen bonds are stronger than OH why does HF have a lower M.P than H2O?

Back (Answer)

there’s 1 hydrogen bond per HF molecule but there are two hydrogen bonds per H2O molecule so more energy is needed to separate the molecules

#11
Front (Question)

why does ice have a greater volume than water?

Back (Answer)

in ice, each water molecule is hydrogen-bonded to 4 others. theses bonds hold the molecules further apart than in water so the volume is larger.