Van der Waals Forces

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Van der Waals Forces: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as, Intermolecular Forces, London Dispersion Forces, Van der Waals Forces, Ion-dipole Forces, Dipole-dipole Forces & Dipole-induced Dipole Forces etc.

Important Questions on Van der Waals Forces

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Dipole - induced dipole interactions are present between which of the following pairs?

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Identify a pair of molecules which shows dipole-induced dipole forces.

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Explain briefly the dipole-induced dipole forces among the particles?

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Gases do not settle at the bottom of a container. Why?

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The increasing order of viscosity of the following compounds is given as 

hexane < H2O < glycerol

Which of the following is the correct reason?

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Gases expand and occupy all the space available to them. Which of the following assumption explain this behaviour correctly?

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Gases show _____ (high/ low) diffusion as compared to solid and liquid.

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Name the forces responsible for holding non polar molecules together.

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Particles of a matter are held together by:

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Define the following terms.

Intermolecular force

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How are intermolecular forces and intermolecular spaces related?

 

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How are the molecules in matter held together?

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Statement-I. The boiling point of NH3 lies between that of SbH3 and BiH3 .

Statement-2. PH3 has much lower boiling point than NH3 but it increases from PH3 to AsH3 to SbH3 to BiH3 due to increase in van der Waals forces.

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Which of the following is false?

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Which of the following bonds/forces is the weakest?

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Among the following, Van der Waal's forces are the strongest in:

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Which one has the highest boiling point? 

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The nature of intermolecular forces among benzene (C6H6) molecules is :

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Intermolecular forces in liquid are

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The enthalpy of vaporization of H2O, C2H5OH, and CS2 are 40.6, 38.6, and 26.8 kJ mol-1 respectively. The order of decreasing intermolecular forces in these liquids is,