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Which of the following is true based on the strength of the bond?(a) Ionic > Covalent > Vanderwaal  > Hydrogen(b) Covalent > Ionic > Vanderwaal > Hydrogen(c) Covalent > Ionic > Hydrogen > Vanderwaal(d) Covalent > Ionic > Hydrogen = Vanderwaal

Answer» Right choice is (b) Covalent > Ionic > Vanderwaal > Hydrogen

The explanation: Intramolecular bonds are called covalent bonds and are far stronger that intermolecular forces (or bonds). The latter are usually ranked as follows: ionic > Vanderwaal > hydrogen. Hydrogen bonding includes inter molecular interactions with permanent dipoles (and partial charges) between hydrogen atoms and a few other elements. Vander Waals interactions are based on random and instantaneous dipoles which last for fractions of a second in long, polarizable bonds.


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