The volumes between successive equivalence points in the titration of a polyprotic acid are theoretically equal. Consider again the titration of citric acid (H3C6H5O7) as in question 1 of the Pre-laboratory Questions where a titration required 15.3 mL of 0.180 M NaOH to reach the first equivalence point. How many mL of this base would be required so that the titration solution was essentially a solution of sodium citrate (Na3C6H5O7)?

vanderwaal's forces of attraction are the electrostatic intermolecular forces that exist in a molecule due to the temporary or permanent dipoles that are developed in a molecule. in , the major intermolecular forces are dipole-dipole interactions as the molecule is polar (bent structure). so the vanderwaal's forces of interaction in between molecules are the permanent dipole-dipole interactions that develop due to the dipole that exists in between the polar h - s bond. the positively charged hydrogen atom is attracted towards the negative end of the dipole that is sulfur of the adjacent molecule. therefore, these forces of attraction are relatively stronger than that of london dispersion forces that exist in non polar molecules.