Question

Which type of force is found between difluorine (F2) molecules?

A Ionic bonding
B Dipole-dipole interaction
C London dispersion forces
D Hydrogen Bonding

Answer 1

C London dispersion forces

Step-by-step explanation:

Ionic bonding:-

This type of bonding is formed when there is a complete transfer of electrons from one element to another element. In this bonding one element is always a metal and another is a non-metal.

Dipole-dipole interaction:-

This is the interaction between the two dipoles in the molecule which is formed by varying electronegativities.

Hydrogen bonding:-

Hydrogen bonding is a special type of the dipole-dipole interaction and it occurs between hydrogen atom that is bonded to highly electronegative atom which is either fluorine, oxygen or nitrogen atom.

Partially positive end of the hydrogen atom is attracted to partially negative end of these atoms which is present in another molecule. It is strong force of attraction between the molecules.

London dispersion forces:-

The bond in the molecule is F-F, which is non-polar in nature because the two fluorine atoms have same electronegativity values.

The intermolecular force acting in the molecule are induced dipole-dipole forces or London Dispersion forces / van der Waals forces which are the weakest intermolecular force.

Answer - C

Answer 2

The correct answer among all the other choices is C. London dispersion forces. This is the type of force that is found between difluorine (F2) molecules. Thank you for posting your question. I hope that this answer helped you. Let me know if you need more help.