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Offline dnellie

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intermolecular forces
« on: November 15, 2012, 06:39:39 PM »
what are the intermolecular forces for methyl butyl ether, hexane, hexanol, 2-methylpntane, glycerol, and 1,4-butanediol.

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Re: intermolecular forces
« Reply #1 on: November 15, 2012, 07:48:41 PM »
the following types of forces exist:
1)Ion-Ion
2)Ion-dipole
3)dipole-dipole
4)dipole-induced dipole
5)dispersion forces
also sorted with the stronger effect first. check which of them are taking place on your particular molecules and you are done

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Re: intermolecular forces
« Reply #2 on: November 17, 2012, 10:22:04 AM »
Draw the structures of the molecules.  Look for atoms that can be hydrogen bond donors or H-bond acceptors or both, in addition to the forces already listed.

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