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London Forces

At any one instant there is an uneven distribution of electrons. This creates an instantaneous dipole which induces a dipole in a neighbouring molecule. London forces are electrostatic forces of attraction between induced dipoles and instantaneous dipoles.Regardless of orientation, the molecules will interact by London forces. The attractive force increases with the number of electrons.The more points of contact between the molecules the greater the overall London force.

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