Chemical Bonding And Molecular Structure Ques 43

43. Which one of the following is the correct order of interactions?

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(a) Covalent $<$ dipole-dipole $<$ hydrogen bonding $<$ van der Waals

(b) van der Waals $<$ dipole-dipole $<$ hydrogen bonding $<$ covalent

(c) van der Waals $<$ dipole-dipole $<$ hydrogen bonding $<$ covalent

(d) Dipole-dipole $<$ London dispersion $<$ hydrogen bonding $<$ covalent.

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Solution:

van der Waals $<$ hydrogen bonding $<$ dipole-dipole $<$ covalent