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van der Waals force

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

The relatively weak attraction between neutral atoms and molecules arising from polarization induced in each particle by the presence of other particles.

in-plural, often

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CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

van der Waals gas van der Waals law van der Waals radius van der Waals strain van der Waals volume van der Waerden's theorem

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