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Introductory Chemistry For Today

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Chapter4: Forces Between Particles

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 4.79E

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Dispersion forces are temporary and involve the possibility of the electrons being on the same side of the atom in a moment of time.?

A)True

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Dispersion forces are the weak intermolecular forces that occur in non-polar molecules when the electrons that constantly revolve around the nucleus occupy a similar location by chance.

The possibility of the electrons being on the same side of the atom in a moment of time results in the formation of the temporary dipole. Temporary dipoles can induce a dipole in neighboring molecules, commencing an attraction called Dispersion force.

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