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Explain how molecular size plays a role in the strength of intermolecular forces.

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The intermolecular forces increase with increasing polarization of bonds. The strength of intermolecular forces (and therefore impact on boiling points) is ionic > hydrogen bonding > dipole dipole > dispersion. "Boiling point increases with molecular weight, and with surface area" says one article

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