Multiple choice

Which of the following experiences London forces?

  1. HCl

  2. Helium gas

  3. Proteins

  4. Plastics

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B Correct answer
Explanation

It is a nobel gas. Nobel gases experience london dispersion force. The London dispersion force is the weakest intermolecular force. The London dispersion force is a temporary attractive force that results when the electrons in two adjacent atoms occupy positions that make the atoms form temporary dipoles. This force is sometimes called an induced dipole-induced dipole attraction. London forces are the attractive forces that cause nonpolar substances to condense to liquids and to freeze into solids when the temperature is lowered sufficiently.