Van der Waals forces

Layer 2 — Chemistryin the chemical-bonding subtree

Weak, distance-dependent attractive forces between neutral atoms and molecules: London dispersion (induced-dipole/induced-dipole), Debye (dipole/induced-dipole), Keesom (dipole/dipole). Scale as 1/r^6 at long range.

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