Question

Which of the following statements about IMFs is true?a. Any compound that contains hydrogen will experience hydrogen bonding.b. Substances with strong IMFs are likely to be gas at room temperature.c. Only polar molecules experience London Dispersion forcesd. Only polar molecules experience Diploe-Dipole forces

Answer 1

The IMFs are the forces that the molecules experience in the interaction between them and with other molecules:

a. False, the molecule has to contain hydrogen and a more electronegative element like oxygen or nitrogen. The hydrogen itself is not enough.

b. False, the gases have the weakest IMFs (between solids, liquids, and gases).

c. False. In fact, the London dispersion forces are most likely present in the apolar molecules like hydrocarbons.

d. True. The dipole-dipole forces can only be present in polar molecules because they need a charge distribution.

Then, the answer is d.