Chemistry: The Molecular Science (5th Edition)

Published by Cengage Learning
ISBN 10: 1285199049
ISBN 13: 978-1-28519-904-7

Chapter 9 - Liquids, Solids, and Materials - Questions for Review and Thought - Topical Questions - Page 421a: 12b

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The bond between the hydrogen and the fluorine is extremely polar, allowing for hydrogen bonding (a very strong dipole-dipole attraction.) Though it also has london dispersion forces, this strong hydrogen bonding gives it the greatest intermolecular attractions.
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