Van der Waals' Forces and Hydrogen Bonding

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Induced dipoles result in Van der Waals' forces and permanent dipoles in hydrogen bonds, right? But how do you know is a compound has formed hydrogen bonds or Van der Waals' forces? For example, HF forms hydrogen bonds while HCl forms Van der Waals' forces and not hydrogen bonds. But in HCl, H is delta positive and Cl is delta negative, so shouldn't it form hydrogen bonds? But then when do Van der Waals' forces form?
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Those categories don't have a sharp dividing line. Some bonds are very van-der-Waals-like, some are very hydrogen-bond-like, some are somewhere in between.
 
mfb said:
Those categories don't have a sharp dividing line. Some bonds are very van-der-Waals-like, some are very hydrogen-bond-like, some are somewhere in between.
Oh, thanks!