Question

What type(s) of intermolecular forces are expected between BrCl3 molecules?

hydrogen bonding

ion-ion

dispersion

dipole-dipole

Answer 1

there are multiple options that can apply, and you'll need to select all the applicable ones. go through each choice and think about whether BrCl3 would exhibit that type of intermolecular force.

hydrogen bonding is an obvious no because there's no hydrogen atoms in the molecule

ion-ion: is BrCl3 an ionic compound? (what types of atoms are Br and Cl? metals or nonmetals?)

dispersion: generally all compounds do exhibit london dispersion forces to some degree, so I would go ahead and select this one.

dipole-dipole: is BrCl3 polar?