Difference between London dispersion forces and Van Der Waal's
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Difference between London dispersion forces and Van Der Waal's
What is the difference between london dispersion forces and van der waals? I know that all London Dispersion forces are Van Der Waals but I don't understand why London Dispersion forces cannot be considered Van Der Waals
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Re: Difference between London dispersion forces and Van Der Waal's
Please correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm not entirely sure if we would need to know the difference—at least now—since its kind of slight. If I remember correctly, the terms are just used interchangeably, along with induced dipole-induced dipole attraction.
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Re: Difference between London dispersion forces and Van Der Waal's
Hello,
Dispersion forces, London dispersion forces, and Van der Waal forces are all the same thing. These occur when there is an induced dipole-induced dipole interaction between molecules. These types of attractive forces are present in all molecular interactions.
Hope this helps!
Dispersion forces, London dispersion forces, and Van der Waal forces are all the same thing. These occur when there is an induced dipole-induced dipole interaction between molecules. These types of attractive forces are present in all molecular interactions.
Hope this helps!
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Re: Difference between London dispersion forces and Van Der Waal's
We haven't gone over the differences because they're so minuscule. I think for now we can use both terms interchangeably
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Re: Difference between London dispersion forces and Van Der Waal's
London dispersion forces different from Van der Waals forces because Van der Waals forces is the weakest intermolecular force and consist of dipole-dipole forces and dispersion forces .
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Re: Difference between London dispersion forces and Van Der Waal's
I believe they are the same, at least in our course, thus you can use them the same way.
Re: Difference between London dispersion forces and Van Der Waal's
Van Der Waal's is a type of force that occurs dipole to dipole. London Dispersion is a subtype of Van der Waal's, where the interactions occur mainly on between nonpolar molecules. In the context of this class, they are basically the same thing.
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