Answer to Question #298006 in General Chemistry for Zaza

Question

What is the difference between an intramolecular and intermolecular force of attraction? Give an example for each.

Answer 1

Intramolecular forces are forces that occur within a molecule, while intermolecular forces are forces that occur between molecules.

Example of intramolecular force-chemical bonds such as ionic, covalent and metallic bonds.

Intermolecular forces-London dispersion force, dipole-dipole interaction, ion-dipole interaction, and van der Waals forces.