Van der Waals forces can best be described as the attractive or repulsive forces that are formed

Here are the options:

A: between oppositely charged ions in a crystal.

B: during dipole-dipole interactions between molecules.

C: when molecules move apart in the absence of other forces.

D: by a random, short-lived redistribution of electrons.

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Layton Parsons

16 July, 03:06

Van der Waals forces can best be described as the attractive or repulsive forces that are formed

Here are the options:

A: between oppositely charged ions in a crystal.

B: during dipole-dipole interactions between molecules.

C: when molecules move apart in the absence of other forces.

D: by a random, short-lived redistribution of electrons.

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Dean Buckley · Answer 1

Van der Waal's forces are present due to the random charge distribution of electronic sells. This is why stronger Van der Waal's forces exist in larger atoms and molecules