Intermolecular Forces of Attraction

The only force of attraction that could exist between ethylene and itself is London Dispersion Forces. Ethylene is a nonpolar molecule and thus the only force that it can feel is dispersion forces. All molecules experience this very weak attraction. It is caused by a temporary dipole that forms due to the rapid movement of electrons around atoms. It cannot experience a dipole-dipole attraction because it is nonpolar and there for does not have a positive and negative end. Also, it can not experience hydrogen bonding. This is because hydrogen only occurs between hydrogen and oxygen, nitrogen, or fluorine.