Van der Waals forces > Related Articles

From Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium

	Main Article	Talk	Related Articles  [?]	Bibliography  [?]	External Links  [?]
	A list of Citizendium articles, and planned articles, about Van der Waals forces.

See also pages that link to Van der Waals forces or to this page.

Parent topics

•  Intermolecular forces: Non-covalent forces between atoms and molecules; often synonymous with Van der Waals forces. [e]
•  Johannes Diderik van der Waals: (1837 – 1923) Dutch scientist, proposed the van der Waals equation of state for gases. [e]

Subtopics

Other related topics

•  Van der Waals equation: An equation of state for a fluid composed of particles that have a non-zero size and a pairwise attractive inter-particle force [e]
•  Van der Waals radius: A theoretical estimate of the size of an atom not engaged in a chemical bond. [e]
•  Van der Waals molecule: A stable molecular cluster consisting of two or more molecules held together by van der Waals forces or by hydrogen bonds. [e]

• Adhesion: Add brief definition or description
• Gecko: Add brief definition or description
• Teflon: Add brief definition or description