Van Der Waals Forces: Types & Explanation

[BogMonkey]

Is Van Der Waals forces just a name for all intermolecular forces that exist between molecules or does it only refer to certain types of intermolecular forces?

 

[Leptos]

Is Van Der Waals forces just a name for all intermolecular forces that exist between molecules or does it only refer to certain types of intermolecular forces?

All intermolecular forces.

 

[Borek]

What about hydrogen bonds?

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[Ygggdrasil]

van der Waals forces generally refer to intermolecular forces between two separate uncharged molecules (so this excludes covalent and ionic bonding). These forces include dipole-dipole interactions, dipole-induced dipole interactions, and induced dipole-induced dipole interactions (London dispersion forces). Although hydrogen bonds can be thought of as a class of dipole-dipole interactions, their properties are usually different enough that they are considered a class of intermolecular interactions separate from the van der Waals forces.

 

[BogMonkey]

van der Waals forces generally refer to intermolecular forces between two separate uncharged molecules (so this excludes covalent and ionic bonding). These forces include dipole-dipole interactions, dipole-induced dipole interactions, and induced dipole-induced dipole interactions (London dispersion forces). Although hydrogen bonds can be thought of as a class of dipole-dipole interactions, their properties are usually different enough that they are considered a class of intermolecular interactions separate from the van der Waals forces.

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