Preferred Label : van der Waals forces;
IUPAC definition : The attractive or repulsive forces between molecular entities (or between groups within
the same molecular entity) other than those due to bond formation or to the electrostatic
interaction of ions or of ionic groups with one another or with neutral molecules.
The term includes: dipole–dipole, dipole-induced dipole and London (instantaneous
induced dipole-induced dipole) forces. The term is sometimes used loosely for the
totality of nonspecific attractive or repulsive intermolecular forces.;
Origin ID : V06597;
See also
The attractive or repulsive forces between molecular entities (or between groups within
the same molecular entity) other than those due to bond formation or to the electrostatic
interaction of ions or of ionic groups with one another or with neutral molecules.
The term includes: dipole–dipole, dipole-induced dipole and London (instantaneous
induced dipole-induced dipole) forces. The term is sometimes used loosely for the
totality of nonspecific attractive or repulsive intermolecular forces.
