PPT Slide
- Intermolecular forces are due to the electrostatic attraction between polar molecules or between ions and molecules.
- From Coulombís law, the higher the charges and the closer they are to each other, the greater the force between them.
- Bonding forces are stronger than intermolecular forces because they involve higher charges that are closer together.
- Intermolecular forces are relatively weak because they typically involve lower charges that are farther apart.
- Charges that give rise to intermolecular forces are farther apart because they exist between nonbonded atoms in adjacent molecules.