VAN DER WAALS FORCES


Meaning of VAN DER WAALS FORCES in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈvan-dər-ˌwȯlz-, ˈvän-dər-ˌvälz- ]

noun plural

Etymology: Johannes D. van der Waals died 1923 Dutch physicist

Date: 1939

: the relatively weak attractive forces that act on neutral atoms and molecules and that arise because of the electric polarization induced in each of the particles by the presence of other particles

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