Intramolecular force

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An intramolecular force (or primary forces) is any force that binds together the atoms making up a molecule or compound, not to be confused with intermolecular forces, which are the forces present between molecules.^[1] The subtle difference in the name comes from the Latin roots of English with inter meaning between or among and intra meaning inside.^[2] Chemical bonds are considered to be intramolecular forces which are often stronger than intermolecular forces present between non-bonding atoms or molecules.