Intermolecular force?

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Intermolecular force?

What is meant by "ionic forces of attraction are non-directional"?

2007-12-08 10:11:36 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry

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It means that the attraction is equal in all directions.

2007-12-08 11:37:48 · answer #1 · answered by Tim C 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

That seems to be a fairly vague question, but probably that if you had two ionic atoms of different charges such as sodium (Na+) and chlorine (Cl-) that they would attract each other, and therefore their net pull is canceled (Sodium pulls left, Chlorine pulls right, and together they don't pull in any significant direction)

2007-12-08 10:16:48 · answer #2 · answered by lephoenixmourant 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋