-This lecture is concerned with the changes in molecular properties that result from intermolecular forces. In addition to the potential energy, the optical, electric and magnetic properties of molecules, as well as transition probabilities, may change as a result of collisions. Some properties, such as simultaneous transitions and the circular dichroism of an achiral solute in a chiral solvent, result entirely from the interaction.In the general theory of the effects of long-range intermolecular forces on molecular properties, the change is expressed in terms of properties of the free molecules. The usefulness and limitations of such a description are considered. Progress in understanding intermolecular forces and solvent effects will depend upon a combination of experiment, ab initio computation and simulation.