Question

What is the weakest force in chemistry?

Answer 1

1. Van der Waal's forces are the weakest in chemistry.
2. Van der Waal's forces are the attractions and repulsions between atoms and molecules.
3. Van der Waal's forces are weak forces as they depend on the distance between the atoms and these forces arise due to interactions between uncharged atoms and molecules.
4. Van der Waal's forces were categorized into weak London dispersion forces and stronger dipole-dipole forces.
5. London dispersion forces are the weakest intermolecular forces and occur due to the non-uniform movement of electrons in an atom. When an atom with unequal distribution of electrons induced some dipole and when another atom comes in contact with that induced dipole then there will be the generation of some type of electrostatic force between the atoms.