The properties of a given substance are governed by various forces or interactions. consider the following 4 forces or interactions: covalent bonding dispersion forces hydrogen bonding dipole-dipole interactions which of the following correctly lists these four types of interactions/forces according to increasing strength (weakest to strongest)? hydrogen; dipole; covalent; dispersion

weakest to strongest

Explanation:

Covalent bonding is an intramolecular interactions that hold the atoms together. Dispersion forces, hydrogen bonding and dipole-dipole interactions are intermolecular interactions . Intramolecular interactions are stronger than intermolecular interactions .

Dipole-dipole interactions occur when the partially positively charged part of a molecule interacts with the partially negatively charged part of the neighboring molecule. They are relative strong.

Hydrogen bonding is a special kind of dipole-dipole interaction that occurs specifically between a hydrogen atom bonded to either an oxygen, nitrogen, or fluorine atom. It is the strongest dipole-dipole interaction.

Dispersion forces  exist between all types of molecules, whether ionic or covalent (polar or nonpolar). They are the weakest of the intermolecular forces.

explanation:

the largest database of organic compounds lists about 10 million substances, which include compounds originating from living organisms and those synthesized by chemists. the number of potential organic compounds has been estimated at 1060—an astronomically high number. the existence of so many organic molecules is a consequence of the ability of carbon atoms to form up to four strong bonds to other carbon atoms, resulting in chains and rings of many different sizes, shapes, and complexities. the simplest organic compounds contain only the elements carbon and hydrogen, and are called hydrocarbons. even though they are composed of only two types of atoms, there is a wide variety of hydrocarbons because they may consist of varying lengths of chains, branched chains, and rings of carbon atoms, or combinations of these structures. in addition, hydrocarbons may differ in the types of carbon-carbon bonds present in their molecules. many hydrocarbons are found in plants, animals, and their fossils; other hydrocarbons have been prepared in the laboratory. we use hydrocarbons every day, mainly as fuels, such as natural gas, acetylene, propane, butane, and the principal components of gasoline, diesel fuel, and heating oil. the familiar plastics polyethylene, polypropylene, and polystyrene are also hydrocarbons. we can distinguish several types of hydrocarbons by differences in the bonding between carbon atoms. this leads to differences in geometries and in the hybridization of the carbon orbitals.