alleryStart learning →The dispersion force present in every condensed phase is named after:
APeter J W Debye
BFritz London
CJohannes Diderik
DLinus C Pauling
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Fritz London
1. One of the three van der Waals forces is present in all condensed phases.
2. It appears regardless of the nature of the atoms or molecules composing the substance.
3. This attractive force is called the London dispersion force in honour of German-born American physicist Fritz London.
4. He first explained it in 1928.
_Source: OpenStax Chemistry 2e (CC BY 4.0), Ch 10 'Liquids and Solids', sections 10.1-10.6_
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