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1. Van Der Waals Forces

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   Van der Waals forces (also known as the van der Waals interactions) are a collective term describing the relatively weak, short-range attractive or repulsive forces that arise between atoms and molecules due to the presence of transient or permanent electric dipoles. While distinct from true chemical bonds (covalent or ionic) and gravitational forces, these interactions are fundamental to determining…