Van Der Waals Force

Distance-dependent intermolecular attraction — Keesom, Debye, and London components — weak but everywhere, from gases to atomic mirrors.

Specifications & Metrics

In molecular physics and chemistry, a distance-dependent interaction between atoms or molecules, one of the intermolecular forces.
Unlike ionic or covalent bonds, these attractions do not result from a chemical electronic bond and are comparatively weak.
The force comprises the Keesom, Debye, and London dispersion contributions.