Question

meaning of vander Waals radii​

Answer 1

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Explanation:

The Van der Waals radius is equal to one half the distance between two unbonded atoms when the electrostatic forces between them are balanced. In other words, it is half of the closest distance between two atoms that aren't bonded or within the same molecule.

Answer 2

Answer:

In chemistry it is a measure for the size of an atom that is not chemically (ionically of covalently) bound. In general it can be defined as half the closet distance of two equal, non- covalently bound, atoms...