What are the intermolecular forces of CHF3?

Answer 1

I would say dipole-dipole interactions.

Fluoroform #(CHF_3)# is a highly polar molecule. (click here for the explanation)

Due to the fact that fluorine is highly electronegative, it will draw electrons to itself, leaving the hydrogen end of the molecule positive. This means that the molecule has a dipole moment, which will attract other fluoroform molecules to the positive side of the molecule by attracting the negatively charged fluorine side to the hydrogen side of the molecule.

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Answer 2

Christian Anderson

The intermolecular forces of CHF3 are primarily dipole-dipole interactions and London dispersion forces.

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Answer from HIX Tutor

When evaluating a one-sided limit, you need to be careful when a quantity is approaching zero since its sign is different depending on which way it is approaching zero from. Let us look at some examples.