van der Waals
Molecular stickiness force
Van der Waals refers to weak attractive forces between molecules, named after Dutch physicist Johannes van der Waals.
These forces explain why gases condense into liquids and why geckos can climb walls.
Van der Waals interactions appear in chemistry and physics contexts.
The term modifies related concepts: van der Waals radius, van der Waals equation.
Between discrete molecules
- attractionPull toward something
- dispersionScattering across space
- LondonEngland's capital city
- dipole-dipoleAttraction between partial charges
polarization · fluctuation · anisotropy · stacking · coagulation · surface tension · capillarity
Volume reduction potential
- pressureForce upon contact
- volumeAmount of space filled
- temperatureMeasured heat intensity
- deviationDeparture from expected path
ideal gas · coefficients · critical point · liquefaction · isotherms
Intermolecular dipole attraction
- electrostaticOf stationary electrical charges
- enthalpyThermodynamic total heat quantity
- entropyQuantified chaos in systems
- host-guestProvider and recipient pair
Invisible protective energy wall
- simulationImitation of real processes
- parametersDefined boundaries or constraints
- dockingConnecting to a port
- pairwiseRelating to coupled elements
Monolayer carbon hexagonal lattice
- molybdenum disulfideLayered transition metal chalcogenide
- exfoliationShedding surface skin cells
- interlayerStratum between other strata
- stackingPlacing items vertically
intermolecular
Between discrete molecules
- attractionPull toward something
- dispersionScattering across space
- LondonEngland's capital city
dipole-dipole · polarization · fluctuation · anisotropy · stacking · coagulation · surface tension · capillarity
compressibility
Volume reduction potential
- pressureForce upon contact
- volumeAmount of space filled
- temperatureMeasured heat intensity
deviation · ideal gas · coefficients · critical point · liquefaction · isotherms
hydrogen bonding
Intermolecular dipole attraction
- electrostaticOf stationary electrical charges
- enthalpyThermodynamic total heat quantity
- entropyQuantified chaos in systems
force field
Invisible protective energy wall
- simulationImitation of real processes
- parametersDefined boundaries or constraints
- dockingConnecting to a port
graphene
Monolayer carbon hexagonal lattice
- molybdenum disulfideLayered transition metal chalcogenide
- exfoliationShedding surface skin cells
- interlayerStratum between other strata
- chemistryatom, atoms, organic chemistry, molecule, chemistry
- bindingbinding site, affinity, ligand, saturation, occupancy
- Chemical Theoryatomic theory, molecular theory, kinetic theory, quantum theory, ligand field theory
- Molecular Forceshydrogen bond, hydrogen bonds, hydrogen bonding, dipole-dipole, ionic bonding
- atomic physicsatom, atoms, atomic nucleus, electron, atomic number
- chemical reactionscondensation, combustion, oxidation, hydrolysis, oxidation-reduction
van der Waalscovalent
Sharing electrons between atoms
covalent bond · ionic bond · ionic · chemical bond · intramolecular