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Does London dispersion occur in all molecules?


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London dispersion forces: This force occurs between all molecules.

  • London’s dispersion forces can be defined as a temporary attractive force due to the formation of temporary dipoles in a non-polar molecule.
  • These very weak attractions occur because of the random motions of electrons on atoms within molecules.
  • London dispersion forces are due to the interaction between non-polar electron cloud bonds, typically the C-C and C-H bonds in the hydrocarbon portions of polymer molecules.

The following figure shows that London dispersion forces are attractive forces between instantaneous dipoles.

Does London dispersion occur in all molecules

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