Intermolecular Forces

AP Chemistry· difficulty 2/5

delta+ H - Cl delta- dipole ..... H-Cl ..H-Cl

The aligned arrangement of HCl molecules represents:

  • A

    Dipole-dipole attraction

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  • B

    Metallic bonding

  • C

    Ionic bonding

  • D

    Hydrogen bonding

Explanation

HCl is polar but H is bonded to Cl (not N, O, or F), so the alignment of partial charges represents dipole-dipole attractions, not H-bonding.

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