INTERMOLECULAR FORCES

• Intramolecular forces (within molecules) hold atoms

INTERMOLECULAR together in a molecule.
FORCES VS. • Intramolecular forces stabilize individual molecules.
INTRAMOLECULAR • Generally, these forces are simply the chemical bonds
FORCES such as ionic and covalent bonding.
 Intermolecular
forces are attractive
forces between
molecules.
 INTERMOLECULAR FORCES
- These are collectively known as van der Waals forces named
after Dutch chemist, Johannes van der Waal.