Question

What intermolecular force is responsible for the attraction between an ion and a polar molecule?

Answer 1

Answer:

Dipole ion forces

Explanation:

Dipole ion forces are attractive forces between an ion (an atom that has lost or gained an electron, so it has a charge) and a polar molecule. A molecule is a dipole when there is an asymmetric distribution of electrons because the molecule is made up of atoms of different electronegativity. The ion then attaches to the part of the molecule that has its opposite charge: the positive end of the polar molecule faces the anion (negatively charged ion) and the negative end of the polar molecule faces the cation ( positively charged ion).