van der Waals force

[ văn′ dər wôlz′, wälz′ ]

n.

A weak attractive force between atoms or nonpolar molecules caused by an instantaneous dipole moment of one atom or molecule that induces a similar temporary dipole moment in adjacent atoms or molecules.

Words nearby van der Waals force

Van der Merwe, Van der Post, van der Rohe, van der Waals, van der Waals' equation, van der Waals force, van der Waals' forces, van der Weyden, Van Der Zee, Van Devanter, van de Velde

Scientific definitions for van der Waals force

van der Waals force

A weak force of attraction between electrically neutral molecules that collide with or pass very close to each other. The van der Waals force is caused by the attraction between electron-rich regions of one molecule and electron-poor regions of another (the attraction between the molecules seen as electric dipoles). The attraction is much weaker than a chemical bond. Van der Waals forces are the intermolecular forces that cause molecules to cohere in liquid and solid states of matter, and are responsible for surface tension and capillary action.

单词	van der waals force
释义	van der Waals force [ văn′ dər wôlz′, wälz′ ] n. A weak attractive force between atoms or nonpolar molecules caused by an instantaneous dipole moment of one atom or molecule that induces a similar temporary dipole moment in adjacent atoms or molecules. Words nearby van der Waals force Van der Merwe, Van der Post, van der Rohe, van der Waals, van der Waals' equation, van der Waals force, van der Waals' forces, van der Weyden, Van Der Zee, Van Devanter, van de Velde The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. Scientific definitions for van der Waals force van der Waals force A weak force of attraction between electrically neutral molecules that collide with or pass very close to each other. The van der Waals force is caused by the attraction between electron-rich regions of one molecule and electron-poor regions of another (the attraction between the molecules seen as electric dipoles). The attraction is much weaker than a chemical bond. Van der Waals forces are the intermolecular forces that cause molecules to cohere in liquid and solid states of matter, and are responsible for surface tension and capillary action. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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