Answer to Question #175813 in General Chemistry for Nicole

Question

An ion-dipole force is an attractive force that results from the electrostatic attraction between an ion and a neutral molecule that has a dipole

1. Why does ion-dipole has strong attraction between ion and molecule?

Answer 1

Because the charge of any ion is much greater than the charge of a dipole; the strength of the ion-dipole force is proportionate to ion charge.