View an animated tutorial on intermolecular forces at:

http://media.wwnorton.com/college/chemistry/chemtours/chapter_10/intermolecular_forces/interface.swf

Van der Waals forces are covered in Section 6 above.

For an animated tutorial on hydrogen bonding in water (solid, liquid and gas), go to:

http://media.wwnorton.com/college/chemistry/chemtours/chapter_10/water_h_bond/index.html

View the process of dissolving:

http://www.chem.iastate.edu/group/Greenbowe/sections/projectfolder/flashfiles/thermochem/solutionSalt.html

Have you ever wondered: If the earth was a red hot ball over 4 billion years ago that slowly cooled, where did the oceans come from?  Here’s a brilliant explanation:

Interplanetary dust particles could deliver water and organics to jump-start life on Earth

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140124161249.htm