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van der Waals volume

van der Waals volume noun: the volume occupied by an individual atom or molecule. For a single atom, it is the volume of a sphere whose radius is the van der Waals radius of the atom.

Noun

van der Waals volume (plural van der Waals volumes)

  1. The volume occupied by an individual atom or molecule. For a single atom, it is the volume of a sphere whose radius is the van der Waals radius of the atom

Forms of van der Waals volume

pluralvan der Waals volumes

Questions about van der Waals volume

What does van der Waals volume mean?
Van der Waals volume means the volume occupied by an individual atom or molecule. For a single atom, it is the volume of a sphere whose radius is the van der Waals radius of the atom.
What part of speech is van der Waals volume?
Van der Waals volume is a noun.
What is the plural of van der Waals volume?
The plural of van der Waals volume is van der Waals volumes.

Words near van der Waals volume in the dictionary

  1. van der Waals gas
  2. van der Waals gases
  3. Van der Waals law
  4. van der Waals radius
  5. van der Waals strain
  6. van der Waals volume
  7. van der Waerden's theorem
  8. van der Woude syndrome
  9. Van Devender
  10. Van Devenders
  11. Van Diemen Gulf

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