Question

What are dispersion forces

Answer 1

First of all, disperse means to break away.

So dispersion forces are forces that cause molecules to break away from each other. Dispersion forces are a very very weak force because the molecules are not attracted to each other because they disperse or move away.

Answer 2

are a type of force acting between atoms and molecules.[1] They are part of the van der Waals forces. The LDF is named after the German-American physicist Fritz London.