induced-dipole
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Re: induced-dipole
molecules held in a polar covalent bond have dipoles. An induced dipole can happen to an element in a nonpolar covalent bond, when near a polar molecule, because the partial charge of that molecule will repel the electrons in the nonpolar molecule
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Re: induced-dipole
A dipole occurs when there is one side of the atom that is more electronegative than the other. However, an induced-dipole occurs when a non-polar molecule interacts with a dipole and since there is a preference for electronegativity on one side of the dipole, the non-polar molecule will shift its electrons slightly toward the dipole thus making it an 'induced' dipole as the dipole that it is interacting with is 'inducing' the atom into a dipole.
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Re: induced-dipole
Why does the other atom induce the dipole? Why is this different then induced-dipole induced-dipole?
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