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Interpretation:
Which of the given pair of species will give rise to the strongest intermolecular interactions and the weakest intermolecular interactions is to be determined.
Concept introduction:
There are five types of intermolecular interactions. Ion-ion interactions, dipole-dipole interactions, hydrogen bonding, induced dipole-induced dipole interactions, and ion-dipole interactions. Greater concentration of charge is involved in a stronger intermolecular interaction. Thus, ionic compounds have the strongest intermolecular interactions: ion-ion interactions. This is because ionic compounds have very high concentration of oppositely charged ions. In covalent compounds, polar covalent compounds have stronger intermolecular interactions than similar non-polar compounds. In hydrogen bonding, a hydrogen bond consists of a hydrogen atom donor and a hydrogen atom acceptor. A hydrogen-bond donor is a covalent bond
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Chapter 2 Solutions
Organic Chemistry: Principles and Mechanisms (Second Edition)
- Organic Chemistry: A Guided InquiryChemistryISBN:9780618974122Author:Andrei StraumanisPublisher:Cengage Learning