English Explanatory Dictionary

London dispersion force

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A weak kind of intermolecular force acting between atoms and molecules that are normally electrically symmetric, i.e. having the electrons symmetrically distributed with respect to the nucleus. Such forces are part of the van der Waals forces.

Word forms

London dispersion force London dispersion forces

Etymology

Named after the German physicist Fritz London.

Synonyms

LDF
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