What are the intermolecular forces in KOH?

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What are the intermolecular forces in KOH?

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Answer 1 · 2017-11-01T17:41:29

$K O H$ $KOH$ contains london dispersion forces, dipole-dipole forces and hydrogen bonding.

Explanation:

$K O H$ $KOH$ contain:

Hydrogen bonding because of presence of $O H$ $OH$ group.
Dipole-dipole interactions because it's polar( $K^{+}$ $K^+$ and $O H^{-}$ $OH^-$ ).
London dispersion because they are present in all molecules but are usually specified for non-polar molecules.

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Answer 2 · 2017-11-08T12:47:11

The forces are ion-ion attractions.

Explanation:

$KOH$ $"KOH"$ is an ionic compound, so it is incorrect to speak of intermolecular forces.

In $KOH$ $"KOH"$ , the attractive forces are the ion-ion attractions among the oppositely charged $K^{+}$ $"K"^"+"$ ions and ${OH}^{-}$ $"OH"^"-"$ ions.

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In the above diagram, the purple $K^{+}$ $"K"^"+"$ ions are attracted to the red and white ${OH}^{-}$ $"OH"^"-"$ ions.

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