[Go4God_Man]

In dealing with intermolecular forces I'm having a little trouble distinguishing between induced dipole and dispersion. Could anyone help me out a little? Thanks Always.

[judd.]

Originally Posted by Go4God_Man

In dealing with intermolecular forces I'm having a little trouble distinguishing between induced dipole and dispersion. Could anyone help me out a little? Thanks Always.

well, from what i could find/remember from when i learned this a couple weeks ago in chem,
induced dipole and dispersion (or London dispersion forces) are pretty much the same.
Almost every website i found had those 2 names used interchangeably.

Hope that helps.

[Rainer.]

A dispersion force is a force created by the random production of induced dipoles in non-polar molecules, based on the motion of electrons.

Dispersion forces are usually referred to when non-polar molecules are interacting, for example, the tendency for hydrophobic molecules to pool together. An induced dipole on an non-polar molecule, however, can be caused by a non-polar molecule being in close proximity to a polar or charged molecule.

[Go4God_Man]

Ok so from what I understand, dispersion force is caused by induced dipole interaction? That would make sense. Thanks a million.