Question

Name and explain the type of intermolecular forces present among :

i) Chlorine molecules
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Answer 1

Cl2  molecules :

Chlorine atoms have 7 valence electrons. So, the Lewis structure of Cl2

 looks like this:

Here, there is no central atom, and both atoms are of the same element. This means that the molecular shape is linear, and because of the symmetrical shape, the molecule is nonpolar.

Nonpolar molecules cannot take part in dipole-dipole interaction due to the lack of permanent dipoles, and there are no other characteristics that give this molecule the ability to have stronger intermolecular forces. This means that Cl2 molecules can only take part in London Dispersion Forces.

We can see here that the central carbon atom has four atoms around it, and no non-bonding lone pairs. According to VSEPR theory, this means that the molecule is tetrahedral in shape, and therefore symmetrical. This means that the molecule is overall nonpolar.

Because Cl2  are nonpolar and have no other special identifying characteristics, the only intermolecular forces between the two molecules are London Dispersion Forces.

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