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Definition: MOLECULAR ATTRACTION

Part of Speech Definition
Expression 1. (Phys.), attraction acting between the molecules of bodies, and at insensible distances.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Extended Definition: MOLECULAR ATTRACTION


Molecular attraction

Molecular attraction occurs when neutrally-charged molecules nevertheless experience the uneven distribution of electrons over their structure due to London Forces induced by random variations of electron density occurring in non-polar compounds, hydrogen bonding due to the production of what is essentially a bare proton when it is bonded with a strongly electronegative element such as fluorine, oxygen or nitrogen, and the dipole-dipole interaction between compounds that are polar, such as salt. The properties of liquids and the expansion of water ice when it freezes are due to molecular attraction.

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Dr. Walt Volland, Intermolecular Forces


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Translations: MOLECULAR ATTRACTION

Language Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses)
Français attraction moléculaire (molecular attraction, cohesive force). Additional references: Français, France, Algeria, molecular attraction. (volunteer & more translations)
French attraction moléculaire (molecular attraction, cohesive force). Additional references: French, France, Algeria, molecular attraction. (volunteer & more translations)
Hanguk Mal 분자 인력 (molecular attraction). Additional references: Hanguk Mal, Korea, South, Korea, molecular attraction. (volunteer & more translations)
Hanguohua 분자 인력 (molecular attraction). Additional references: Hanguohua, Korea, South, Korea, molecular attraction. (volunteer & more translations)
Korean 분자 인력 (molecular attraction). Additional references: Korean, Korea, South, Korea, molecular attraction. (volunteer & more translations)
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