Thread: What is the relationship between intermolecular forces and the structure of a molecule?

How does the structure of a molecule affect the amount of intermolecular forces it has. For example, a more linear structure might increase forces and Hydrogen bonds might do the same. Thanks!

Structure of a molecule - If you have any lone electron pairs, it's going to make your molecule polar.

If your molecule is polar, then it automatically has dipole-dipole forces with other molecules of that substance.
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Structure of a molecule - if you have hydrogen directly attached to an F, O, or N atom, then you will automatically have hydrogen bonding going on between those substance's molecules.