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FORCE ATTRACTION VAN DER WAALS [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2014-04-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Chemistry
- Plastics Industry
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- van der Waals' force
1, record 1, English, van%20der%20Waals%27%20force
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- van der Waals force 2, record 1, English, van%20der%20Waals%20force
correct
- Van der Waals force 3, record 1, English, Van%20der%20Waals%20force
correct
- Van der Waals attraction 4, record 1, English, Van%20der%20Waals%20attraction
correct
- Van der Waal's force 5, record 1, English, Van%20der%20Waal%27s%20force
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Weak interatomic or intermolecular attractive forces, arising mainly from interactions between dipoles, quadrupoles, etc., either permanent or induced, or resulting from fluctuations in the charge distribution. 6, record 1, English, - van%20der%20Waals%27%20force
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
van der Waals' forces ... They vary inversely as the seventh power of the interatomic distance ... 7, record 1, English, - van%20der%20Waals%27%20force
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Chimie
- Industrie des plastiques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- force de Van der Waals
1, record 1, French, force%20de%20Van%20der%20Waals
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- force d'attraction de Van der Waals 2, record 1, French, force%20d%27attraction%20de%20Van%20der%20Waals
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Tous les atomes et molécules neutres, suffisamment éloignés l'un de l'autre, s'attirent avec une force dont l'énergie potentielle varie comme l'inverse de la sixième puissance de la distance mutuelle. Ce sont les forces d'attraction de Van der Waals [...] on a ainsi classé ces attractions en différents types : a) attraction «dipôle-dipôle» [...] b) attraction «polarisabilité-polarisabilité» [...] c) attraction «dipôle-polarisabilité» [...] 2, record 1, French, - force%20de%20Van%20der%20Waals
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Un modèle simple du système des forces de Van der Waals a été développé [...] par London. 2, record 1, French, - force%20de%20Van%20der%20Waals
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Química
- Industria de plásticos
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- fuerza de van der Waals
1, record 1, Spanish, fuerza%20de%20van%20der%20Waals
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
El término "fuerzas de van der Waals" engloba colectivamente a las fuerzas de atracción entre las moléculas. Son fuerzas de atracción débiles que se establecen entre moléculas eléctricamente neutras (tanto polares como no polares) [...] 1, record 1, Spanish, - fuerza%20de%20van%20der%20Waals
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