How would you determine if polar bond is ion-ion, dipole-dipole, dispersion forces or hydrogen bonds?

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Peter E.
Mar 23, 2017

If the molecule is geometrically polar, then it will always be a dipole-dipole inter molecular force.

Explanation:

The only way that a polar molecule would have a Hydrogen IMF is if a Hydrogen atom was bonded to either Nitrogen, Oxygen, or Florine within the molecule.

A dipole-dipole force is created when the molecule is polar, and there aren't any Hydrogen bonds.

A dispersion force is created when the molecule is nonpolar (symmetrical) and there are no Hydrogen IMF's present.

Hope that helped.

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