The question is incomplete, the common question is;
What intermolecular attractive force is primarily responsible for the solubility of chlorine, Cl2, in water?
a. dipole - dipole
b. hydrogen bonding
c. dipole-induced dipole
d. ion-dipole
e. ion-induced dipole
Answer:
dipole-induced dipole
Explanation:
We have to remember that water is a polar molecule hence it possesses a dipole moment. Its dipole moment is responsible for the ability of water to dissolve many substances.
On the other hand, Cl2 is a nonpolar molecule bound together by only weak dispersion forces.
Recall that dispersion forces involve transient appearance of a dipole in a molecule.
Water molecules can induce a dipole in Cl2 thereby causing the both molecules to interact and Cl2 dissolves in water.
