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Polar compounds have stronger attractions between molecules.

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Do honey molecules interact more stronger than water molecules?

No, honey molecules do not interact more strongly than water molecules. Honey is a syrupy liquid that is composed mostly of water molecules, along with other compounds such as sugars. The intermolecular forces between water molecules, such as hydrogen bonding, are generally stronger than the forces between honey molecules, making water more cohesive and having a higher surface tension than honey.


How do London forces and dipole-dipole forces between molecules differ from force between ions crystals?

The forces between ions in crystals are ionic bonds. These bonds are stronger and are a much more extreme version of electron sharing between metal atoms and nonmetal atoms. London forces and dipole-dipole forces are attractive forces that occur between covalently bonded nonmetal atoms.


What do van der waals do?

they form temporary, weak dipole attractions between molecules


What needs to happen for a solute to dissolve in a particular solvent?

The attractions between the solute and solvent molecules must be greater than the attractions keeping the solute together and the attractions keeping the solvent together.


What is the difference in the strength of attractions between polar as nonpolar molecules?

No. A polar molecule (such as water) has partial positive and negative charges at each end, but these partial charges balance out to zero overall, leaving the molecule as a whole neutral. This is due to electrons being shared unevenly be the atoms in the molecule. A "charged molecule" would not be called a molecule. It would be called a polyatomic ion. A polyatomic ions has an overall net charge due to there being a different number of protons and electrons.

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Do ionic compounds or covalent compounds have stronger intermolecular forces?

Intermolecular forces are the forces of attraction that exist between molecules in a compound. The stronger the attractions between particles the more difficult it will be to separate them. When substances boil, the particles are completely separated from one another and the attractions between the molecules are completely overcome.


Why do polar and nonpolar molecules have different properties?

Compounds differ because of differences in attractions between their molecules.


Why do polar and nonpolar molecules have different properies?

compounds differ because of differences in attractions between their molecules.


Why do polar nonpolar molecules have different properties?

Compounds differ because of differences in attractions between their molecules.


Why polar and nonpolar molecules have different properties?

Compounds differ because of differences in attractions between their molecules.


Which forces are stronger the ionic bonds in sodium chloride or the attractions between molecules in paraffin?

Ionic bonds are stronger.


Why is ionc compounds stronger than covalent compounds?

By stronger, I am guessing you meant " stronger intermolecular forces ". Ionic compounds do not necessarily have stronger intermolecular forces than covalent compounds. For example, it is true that NaCl(an ionic compound) has strong electrostatic attractions while H2O(a covalent compound) has very weak London forces. However, SiO2 is a giant covalent compound, and has very strong covalent bonds between molecules, even stronger than the electrostatic forces of NaCl.


Is the attraction in particles stronger in liquids then solids?

Forces of attraction have a stronger effect on the behavior of liquid particles.


Why are covalent bonds stronger than the electricalatraction between two neighboring molecules?

A covalent bond is a chemical bond formed by the sharing of electrons within the molecule. Attractions between molecules are relatively weak because there is no formation of a chemical bond.


Are polar molecules stronger than non- polar molecules?

Yes. In polar bonds, electrons between atoms are shared unequally. The more electronegative atom has a high electron affinity, pulling the shared electron (and ajacent atom) closer to it, creating a shorter, stronger bond.


What causes dipoles attractions?

The attraction between polar molecules.


What holds molecules of compounds together?

Within the molecule, covalent bonds hold them together. Between the molecules there can be several different forces. There are dipole-dipole attractions, hydrogen bonds and van der Waals forces. Which of them apply in a particular substance depends on the structure of the molecules.