Sunday, June 6, 2010

Molecular Polarity and Intermolecular Bonds

Polarity is the result of intermolecular bonds. There are 3 kinds of intermolecular bonds: lond dispersion force (LDF), dipole-dipole, and hydrogen bond.

1. London Dispersion Force (LDF)
this bond is experienced by all molecules. in result of electrons pushing on each other. It is the weakest of all forces. **as the number of electrons increase, the LDF increases as well.

2. Dipole-dipole
It is the partial separation of charges. LDF is a type of temporary dipole-dipole. Molecules who undergo dipole force is polar. Polarity is determined by electron affinity (how much an atom wants an electron). Electronegatively is electron affinity.

>Polar have unequal distribution of charges distribution
>Non-polar molecules have equal charge distribution



3. Hydrogen Bonding
It is a special type of dipole-dipole bond and occurs between hydrogen and nitrogen, oxygen, or fluorine.

H - N , H - O , H - F



-- Jael Lumba

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