Talk:Intermolecular force
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I came here from "van der Waals volume" on the proline page. I found van der Waals, but what's van der Waals volume?
I believe van der Waals forces and "van der Waals volume" relate back to the van der Waals equation, which compensates for intermolecular forces and volume. I believe van der Waals volume would be the volume of a gas molecule that is accounted for by the equation. Don't hold me to that.
This page would really benefit from some real diagrams. - Omegatron 19:59, May 26, 2004 (UTC)
I don't think the Van der Waals forces should be used as a synonym for London dispersion forces. In its true definition, Van der Waals forces are those which contribute to the non-volume part of the Van der Waals equation.