Covalent radius is smaller than vander waal's radius why ? Explain.
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In essence, that is what a covalent bond really is - an overlap between orbitals. Since a part of their electron clouds overlap, the atoms will be a little closer to each other. ... The overlap that exists between the two electron clouds is what causes the covalent radius to be smaller than the van der Waals radius
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In essence, that is what a covalent bond really is - an overlap between orbitals. Since a part of their electron clouds overlap, the atoms will be a little closer to each other. ... The overlap that exists between the two electron clouds is what causes the covalent radius to be smaller than the van der Waals radius
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