• The van der Waals radius, rw, of an atom is the radius of an imaginary hard sphere representing the distance of closest approach for another atom. It is...
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    The van der Waals force quickly vanishes at longer distances between interacting molecules. Named after Dutch physicist Johannes Diderik van der Waals, the...
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    with Van der Waals forces (forces between stable molecules), with Van der Waals molecules (small molecular clusters bound by Van der Waals forces), and...
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    of atomic radius. Four widely used definitions of atomic radius are: Van der Waals radius, ionic radius, metallic radius and covalent radius. Typically...
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  • Diderik van der Waals: Van der Waals force Van der Waals equation Van der Waals molecule Van der Waals radius Van der Waals surface Van der Waals (crater)...
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  • substituents draw nearer to each other. Van der Waals force Van der Waals molecule Van der Waals radius Van der Waals surface Organic chemistry 4th. Ed.,...
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  • needed] Also referred to as a van der Waals envelope, the van der Waals surface is named for Johannes Diderik van der Waals, a Dutch theoretical physicist...
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    A Van der Waals molecule is a weakly bound complex of atoms or molecules held together by intermolecular attractions such as Van der Waals forces or by...
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  • Born equation Covalent radius Electride Ionic potential Ionic radius ratio Pauling's rules Stokes radius Van der Waals radius On the basis of conventional...
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    simulated as one particle Each particle is assigned a radius (typically the van der Waals radius), polarizability, and a constant net charge (generally...
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