Why are Van der Waals forces important?

A) They determine how strong dipole moments will be in polar covalent molecules

B) They are the strongest type of intermolecular force that can act on polar and non-polar molecules

C) They are primary intermolecular attractive forces that can act between non-polar molecules

D) They are the strongest type of intermolecular force that can act between atoms

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Semaj Kelly

Chemistry

3 May, 02:09

Why are Van der Waals forces important?

A) They determine how strong dipole moments will be in polar covalent molecules

B) They are the strongest type of intermolecular force that can act on polar and non-polar molecules

C) They are primary intermolecular attractive forces that can act between non-polar molecules

D) They are the strongest type of intermolecular force that can act between atoms

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Melanie Livingston · Answer 1

I think it is B. They are the strongest type of inter-molecular force attractive forces that can act between atoms. This is why Vander Walls forces important.