How is a hydrogen bond between 2 molecules represented?

A hydrogen bond is represented by a straight dashed line from the lone pair on one molecule to the H atom on another. 


For example, a hydrogen bond between H2O molecules is represented below.

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What are the 3 main types of intermolecular force?

1Induced dipole-dipole forces

2Permanent dipole-dipole forces

3Hydrogen bonds


Induced dipole-dipole forces are also called london (dispersion) forces, or van der Waals' forces.

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What are induced dipole-dipole forces?

Weak intermolecular forces that exist between all molecules.

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How do induced dipoles form?

  1. Movement of electrons produces a temporary dipole in a molecule.
  2. The temporary dipole induces a dipole on a neighbouring molecule.
  3. The induced dipole induces further dipoles on neighbouring molecules, which then attract one another.

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Which factors determine the strength of induced dipole-dipole forces?

  1. Molecular size - Larger molecules have more electrons, which can be more easily polarised to create stronger temporary dipoles.
  2. Molecular surface area - Molecules with larger surface areas have more of their electron cloud exposed, allowing for greater interactions with neighbouring molecules.

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Intermolecular forces are responsible for which type of properties - physical or chemical?

Physical properties, such as melting and boiling points.

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What are permanent dipole-dipole forces?

Electrostatic forces of attraction that occur between the partial positive end of one polar molecule and the partial negative end of another.

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What bonds/forces break when a simple molecular lattice is melted?

Only the weak intermolecular forces (and not the strong covalent bonds).

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What is a hydrogen bond?

A special type of permanent dipole-dipole force found between molecules containing an electronegative atom with a lone pair of electrons and a hydrogen atom attached to an electronegative atom.

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What types of atoms are involved in hydrogen bonding?

Highly electronegative atoms such as oxygen, nitrogen, or fluorine, and hydrogen atoms directly attached to them.

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What is the strongest type of intermolecular force?

Hydrogen bonds

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Why does ice float on water?

The open lattice structure of ice, formed by hydrogen bonds, holds water molecules slightly apart and decreases the density of ice compared to liquid water.

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How many hydrogen bonds can each water molecule form?

Each water molecule can form 2 hydrogen bonds due to the 2 lone pairs on the oxygen atom.

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Why does water have a higher melting and boiling point than other group 6 hydrides?

Water (H2O), unlike other group 6 hydrides, can form hydrogen bonds; these strong intermolecular forces between water molecules require more energy to overcome than the weaker induced dipole-dipole forces in other group 6 hydrides, resulting in higher melting and boiling points.

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What are the 3 types of intermolecular forces?

1Induced dipole-dipole forces.

2Permanent dipole-dipole forces.

3Hydrogen bonds.

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