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Yes, water shows all three types of common intermolecular forces, namely dispersion forces, dipole-dipole forces and hydrogen bonds.

Dispersion forces are present at any species which consists of movable charges that can be shifted with respect to one another. Thus a dipole emerges which on his part can induce dipoles in close-by molecules.

The permanent dipole of water molecules leads to dipole-dipole forces. They can be distinguished from hydrogen bonds as they are present even at angles where no significant hydrogen bonds are expected any more.

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