Quick Gen Chem Q

[BiomajorPreDent]

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So I am watching Chads videos for gen chem..which are great so far.

and he talks about how Van der Waals forces are actually referring to Intermolecular forces in general, even though most people and professors alot of times refer to them regarding only London Dispersion forces

He said it sucks but that it can come up on the DAT/MCAT..

So...what do you guys think about this? Should I worry about it?

 

[vlct0ria]

I just kind of ignored it...as long as you know how intermolecular forces in general affect things like melting point, boiling point, etc, I wouldn't worry too much about which type of force is which...I mean, haven't really come across any practice problems that require you to distinguish between the types.