1. Covalent Bond – An attraction between two atoms caused by the sharing of a pair of electrons between two atoms.
Polar Covalent – A covalent bond in which electrons are shared unequally.
Nonpolar covalent – electrons are shared equally. SYMMETRICAL arrangement of valence electrons.

2. > 1.5 Ionic 0.5-1.5 Polar covalent < 0.5 Nonpolar covalent
Electronegativity – The tendency of an atom in a bond to attract shared electrons to itself.
Look at electronegativity difference to determine bond type:
EN Difference
Bond Type
> 1.5
Ionic
Polar covalent
< 0.5
Nonpolar covalent

3. Partially Positive
Partially Negative

4. Polar Molecule – A molecule in which valence electrons (bonds and unshared pairs of electrons) are not equally distributed (asymmetrical)
To be polar, a molecule must:
1. contain polar covalent bonds
2. be asymmetrical

5. Examples – Is each molecule polar or nonpolar?
CO2
H2S
CCl4
NBr3

6. The covalent bond holding a molecule together is an intramolecular force.
The attraction between molecules is an intermolecular force.
Intermolecular forces are much weaker than intramolecular forces (e.g. 16 kJ/mol vs. 431 kJ/mol for HCl).
When a substance melts or boils the intermolecular forces are broken (not the covalent bonds).

7. Intermolecular Forces
The covalent bond holding a molecule together is an intramolecular force.
The attraction between molecules is an intermolecular force.
Intermolecular forces are much weaker than intramolecular forces (e.g. 16 kJ/mol vs. 431 kJ/mol for HCl).
When a substance melts or boils the intermolecular forces are broken (not the covalent bonds).

9. Intermolecular Forces
Dipole-dipole forces – Attraction between polar molecules (also called dipoles).
Molecules are aligned with the “partial positive” end of one molecule near the “partial negative” end of another.

10. London Dispersion Forces
Weakest of all intermolecular forces.
It is possible for two adjacent neutral molecules to affect each other.
The nucleus of one molecule (or atom) attracts the electrons of the adjacent molecule (or atom).
For an instant, the electron clouds become distorted.
In that instant a dipole is formed (called an instantaneous dipole).

11. One instantaneous dipole can induce another instantaneous dipole in an adjacent molecule (or atom).
The forces between instantaneous dipoles are called London dispersion forces.

12. Hydrogen Bonding
Special case of dipole-dipole forces.
By experiments: boiling points of compounds with H-F, H-O, and H-N bonds are abnormally high.
Intermolecular forces are abnormally strong.

13. H-bonding requires H bonded to an electronegative element (most important for compounds of F, O, and N).
Electrons in the H-X (X = electronegative element) lie much closer to X than H.
H has only one electron, so in the H-X bond, the + H presents an almost bare proton to the - X.
Therefore, H-bonds are strong.

14. Hydrogen Bonding

15. Summary of Intermolecular Forces
Nonpolar – contains only London dispersion forces (LDF)
Polar – contains LDF and dipole-dipole forces
Polar with H bonded to N, O, or F (with unshared pair) – contains LDF, dipole-dipole forces, and hydrogen bonds.
Larger molecule, stronger LDF (all other factors equal)

16. Property
Stronger forces mean…
Viscosity
Surface tension
Melting point (freezing)
Boiling point (condensation)
ΔHfus
ΔHvap
Vapor Pressure

17. Property
Stronger forces mean…
Viscosity
higher
Surface tension
Melting point (freezing)
Boiling point (condensation)
ΔHfus
ΔHvap
Vapor Pressure
lower