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Which of the following interactions is not a part of van der Waals interactions?

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a

ion-dipole interactions

b

dipole-dipole interactions

c

dipole-induced dipole interactions

d

dispersion forces

answer is D.

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Ion-dipole interaction is not counted in van der Waals forces. The term van der Waals force is a general term for those intermolecular forces that include all forces except ion-dipole forces when are relatively strong. Ion-dipole forces occur between an ion(either a cation or an anion) and a polar molecule. The Dutch physicist J van der Waals was the first to suggest the importance of intermolecular forces.

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