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Difference between dipole and dipole dipole attraction? (1 Viewer)

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A dipole just means that in a certain molecule, there's a partial positive and a partial negative.

A dipole-dipole interaction refers to two molecules with dipoles forming intermolecular bonds.
 

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Dipole-Dipole forces have stronger inter molecular bonds, therefore the melting point of that substance is higher.
 

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Dipole-Dipole forces have stronger inter molecular bonds, therefore the melting point of that substance is higher.
Do you know what you're talking about? A dipole just means that it has polarity (partially positive and partially negative).

It goes from (strongest to weakest):
ion-dipole
hydrogen bonding
dipole-dipole
dispersion
 

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Do you know what you're talking about? A dipole just means that it has polarity (partially positive and partially negative).

It goes from (strongest to weakest):
ion-dipole
hydrogen bonding
dipole-dipole
dispersion
Aren't dispersion forces similar/ or the same as intermolecular forces?
 

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They're a branch of intermolecular forces.
 

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