Is an intramolecular bond the same thing as an intramolecular force?

[marc32123]

? And could you give some examples of intramolecular bonds please?

 

[Simon Bridge]

Is an intramolecular bond the same thing as an intramolecular force?

No.

Kinda: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intramolecular_force

A chemical bond is an example of an intramolecular force but not all intramolecular forces are bonds.
http://academics.wellesley.edu/Biology/Concepts/Html/intramolecularbonding.html

 

[marc32123]

What are some intramolecular forces that are not bonds?

 

[Simon Bridge]

I was wondering about that ... I would imagine that the forces between molecular ions would not be bonds, but would still count as intramolecular if the two ions would make a molecule.

 

[dauto]

Van der Waal's forces do not form bonds, for instance...

 

[dauto]

Also, in a aqueous medium apolar elements of a large molecule attract each other. That's very important for understanding, for instance, the behavior of large biological molecules.

 

[Simon Bridge]

It also occurred to me that atoms in a molecule that are not bonded to each other will experience forces due to each other. i.e. in CH₄, the intramolecuar forces between the C and each H are bonds, but any forces between the H's are not.