WAEC Chemistry 2025 Objective — Question 12

Question 12 of 50 from the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) Chemistry 2025 Objective paper, with the correct answer and a full explanation.

Which of the following bonds is not an intermolecular force?

A. hydrogen bond
B. van der Waal's force
C. dipole-dipole force
D. metallic bondCorrect

Explanation

Intermolecular forces occur between molecules, e.g. hydrogen bonding, van der Waals forces and dipole-dipole forces. Metallic bonding, on the other hand, involves metal cations and delocalised electrons within a metal, so it is not an intermolecular force.

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