London dispersion forces, also known as London forces, are a type of van der Waals force that exist between all molecules, regardless of whether they are polar or nonpolar. This is because these forces arise from the temporary fluctuations in the electron distribution within molecules, leading to temporary dipole moments that induce attractions between molecules.

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London Forces Exist

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London forces exist

A) for all molecules.
B) only for molecules with nonpolar bonds.
C) only for molecules with polar bonds.
D) only for molecules with metallic bonds.
E) only for molecules with hydrogen bonding.

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