Describe
the kinetic-potential energy
conversions that occur when
a basketball bounces

At the moment the ball hits the ground, its kinetic energy is greatest and its potential energy is zero.

When you bounce a basketball, you give it kinetic energy. At the moment the ball hits the ground, its kinetic energy is greatest and its potential energy is zero.

Explanation:

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.