Question
Interatomic and intermolecular forces are similar in certain aspects. Justify.
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Answer
- Both the forces are electrical in origin.
- Both the forces are active over short distances. The general shape of the curve showing the variation of force with separation between two atoms/ molecules is similar.
- Both the forces are attractive upto a certain distance between atoms/ molecules and become repulsive when the distance between them becomes less than that value.
- For both the forces, the negative potential energy of the system accounts for attractive force between atoms molecules.
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