AQA GCSE Combined Science Trilogy · 8464
Specification 5.2.2.1, 5.2.2.4, 5.2.2.5 · Paper 3
An attractive force acting between separate molecules, rather than a covalent bond holding atoms together within a molecule.
Revise: States of MatterAttractions between separate molecules are called intermolecular forces. Melting or boiling overcomes these forces; the covalent bonds holding atoms together inside each molecule remain intact.
- Revise: Properties of Small Molecules
An attractive force between separate molecules. In small molecular substances, these forces are weak compared with the covalent bonds within each molecule.
- Revise: Properties of Polymers