Question

Among the following mixtures, dipole-dipole as the major interaction, is present in

• A. Benzene and ethanol
• B. Acetonitrile and acetone
• C. KCl and water
• D. Benzene and carbon tetrachloride

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

Acetonitrile and acetone

Answer 2

Dipole-dipole interactions occur among the polar molecules. Polar molecules have permanent dipole. The positive pole of one molecule is thus attracted by the negative pole of the other molecule. The magnitude of dipole-dipole forces in different polar molecules is predicted on the basis of the polarity of the molecules, which in turn depends upon the electro negativities of the atoms present in the molecule and the geometry of the molecule (in case of polyatomic molecules, containing more than two atoms in a molecule).