Is an ionic bond the same as a dipole-dipole interaction?
As the question states, I'm wondering if an ionic bond is the same as a dipole-dipole interaction.
Update:Thanks for the reply! The reason I'm asking is because my book is being vague. Within an ionically bonded substance, the intramolecular force is basically the same as the intermolecular force, so couldn't an ionic electrostatic interaction also be categorized as an intermolecular force? I guess the difference would be that dipole-dipole involves non-charged particles while an ionic bond involves two or more ions.
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Bonding and dipole-dipole intermolecular forces (IMF's) are like apples and oranges. An ionic bond is between a metal and a non-metal (or polyatomic ion).
Dipole-dipole is the interaction between two separate molecules that have net dipole moments.
The ionc IMF is between two ions that are not bonded together. This interaction is the strongest of all IMFs
Point and case, just note the difference between INTERmolecular forces and bonds (which i guess you could call INTRAmolecular forces)
Hope this helps
With ionic bonding, you have also ion dipole interaction since a compound with ionic bonding has at least 2 ions which form a dipole.