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• Van der Waals forces [r]: Weak forces between (closed-shell) atoms and molecules. Attractive for long distances, repulsive for short distances. Sometimes used as synonym for the attractive London (dispersion) force (the only attractive force between noble gases). ^[e]
• Van der Waals equation [r]: 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 [r]: A theoretical estimate of the size of an atom not engaged in a chemical bond. ^[e]
• Theoretical physics [r]: The description of natural phenomena in mathematical form. ^[e]
• Thermodynamics [r]: The statistical description of the properties of molecular systems ^[e]