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When a polar molecule causes a charge redistribution in a nonpolar molecule, what are the molecules of the mixture most likely experiencing?

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Answer: dipole-induced-dipole interactions

When a polar molecule results to a redistribution of the charges in a nonpolar molecule, the molecules in the mixture could be possibly experiencing a dipole-induced-dipole interactions. This means, that such interaction greatly lies on the existence of a polar molecule.

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