Induced Dipole Induced Dipole Forces Introduction Water is the only substance we routinely encounter as a solid, a liquid, and a gas. At low temperatures, it is a solid in which the individual molecules are locked into a rigid structure. As we raise the temperature, the average kinetic energy of the molecules increases, which increases the rate at which these molecules move. Rotation involves the motion of a molecule around its center of gravity.
Translation literally means to change from one place to another.
It therefore describes the motion of molecules through space. To understand the effect of this motion, we need to differentiate between intramolecular and intermolecular bonds. The covalent bonds between the hydrogen and oxygen atoms in a water molecule are called intramolecular bonds . O molecules together are almost 25 times as strong as the intermolecular bonds between water molecules. All three modes of motion disrupt the bonds between water molecules.