Intermolecular Forces

AP Chemistry· difficulty 1/5

Two water molecules are drawn with a dashed line connecting an H of one molecule to the O of the other.

O H H O H H H-bond

The dashed line in the diagram represents:

  • A

    A London dispersion force only

  • B

    A covalent O-H bond

  • C

    A hydrogen bond between H of one water and O lone pair of another

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  • D

    An ionic bond

Explanation

The dashed line connects an H attached to O of one molecule with the O of a neighboring water, depicting the directional dipole-dipole interaction known as a hydrogen bond.

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