Permanent charge field, intermolecular

Now let us examine the molecular origin of Molecular polarity may be the result of either a permanent dipole moment p or an induced dipole moment ind here the latter arises from the distortion of the charge distribution in a molecule due to an electric field. We saw in Chap. 8 that each of these types of polarity are sources of intermolecular attraction. In the present discussion we assume that no permanent dipoles are present and note that the induced dipole moment is proportional to the net field strength at the molecule ... 

The intermolecular forces of adhesion and cohesion can be loosely classified into three categories quantum mechanical forces, pure electrostatic forces, and polarization forces. Quantum mechanical forces give rise both to covalent bonding and to the exchange interactions that balance tile attractive forces when matter is compressed to the point where outer electron orbits interpenetrate. Pure electrostatic interactions include Coulomb forces between charged ions, permanent dipoles, and quadrupoles. Polarization forces arise from the dipole moments induced in atoms and molecules by the electric fields of nearby charges and other permanent and induced dipoles. 

The simplicity of idealized electrostatic solvation models has led to the use of dielectric constant (e) and of the permanent dipole moment (p) as parameters of the so-called solvent polarity. However, the dielectric constant describes only the change in the electric field intensity that occurs between the plates of a condenser, when the latter is removed from vacuum and placed into a solvent. This induces a dipole moment in nonpolar solvent molecules and dipolar molecules are aligned. Hence, the dielectric constant describes only the ability of a solvent to separate electrical charges and orient its dipolar molecules. The intermolecular forces between solute and solvent molecules are, however, much more complicated in addition to the non-specific coulombic, directional, inductive and dispersion interactions, can also be present specific hydrogen bond, electron-pair donor (EPD)/electron-pair acceptor (EPA), and solvophobic interactions in solutions. 

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