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In the figure below, two nonpolar molecules are interacting.Which interaction would most likely cause these molecules to repel each other? hydrogen bonding dipole-dipole interaction dipole-induced dipole interaction induced dipole-induced dipole interaction

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D. induced dipole-induced dipole interaction

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Two non-polar molecules are most likely to interact by
induced dipole-induced dipole interaction.

Non-polar substances do not have a permanently established charge distribution due to similar electron affinities of the atoms that are present. Moreover, due to the absence of a polar hydrogen, they cannot exhibit hydrogen bonding. They interact with one another by induced dipole-induced dipole interactions which arise from the molecules of the substances coming into close vicinity of one another.
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