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Meaning of van der Waals force | Babel Free

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

Equivalents

日本語 ファンデルワールス力
Nederlands van der Waalskracht
Português atração de van der Waals força de van der Waals

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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