Question

Define vanderwaal radius

Answer 1

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★$\bold{Van\: der\: Waal's\: radius}$

●It is defined as one-half the distance between the nuclei of two identical non-bonded isolated atoms or two adjacent identical atoms belonging to two neighbouring molecules of an element in the solid state.

●The magnitude of the van der Waals radii depends upon the packing of the atoms when the element is in the solid state.

Answer 2

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⭐ᴠᴀɴᴅᴇʀᴡᴀᴀʟ ʀᴀᴅɪᴜꜱ ʀᴇꜰᴇʀꜱ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴀᴅɪᴜꜱ ᴏꜰ ɪᴍᴀɢɪɴᴀʀy ʜᴀʀᴅ ꜱᴩʜᴇʀᴇ ʀᴇꜱᴩʀᴇꜱᴇɴᴛɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅɪꜱᴛᴀɴᴄᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴄʟᴏꜱᴇꜱᴛ ᴀᴩᴩʀᴏᴀᴄʜ ꜰᴏʀ ᴀɴᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴀᴛᴏᴍ.

⭐ɪᴛ ɪꜱ ᴇqᴜᴀʟ ᴛᴏ ᴏɴᴇ ʜᴀʟꜰ ᴅɪꜱᴛqɴᴄᴇ ʙᴇᴛᴡᴇᴇɴ ᴛᴡᴏ ᴜɴʙᴏɴᴅᴇᴅ ᴀᴛᴏᴍꜱ ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇʟᴇᴄᴛʀᴏꜱᴛᴀᴛɪᴄ ꜰᴏʀᴄᴇꜱ ʙᴇᴛᴡᴇᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ᴀʀᴇ ʙᴀʟᴀɴᴄᴇᴅ.