simple molecular

• consist of covalently bonded molecules held together with weak van der waals forces
• these are a type of intermolecular force that act between the molecules holding them in a structure
• the van der Waals forces are very weak and not much energy is required to overcome them
• low melting and boiling points
• water has a simple molecular structure but has an unusually high boiling point for the size of molecule due to the presence of hydrogen bonding
• simple molecular structures are very poor conductors as their structure contains no charged particles