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van der Waals radius: a standalone construct

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Inorganic chemistry

the effective radius of an atom in nonbonded contact, used to define molecular volumes and to judge whether close contacts are significant.

In inorganic chemistry, van der Waals radius refers to the effective radius of an atom in nonbonded contact, used to define molecular volumes and to judge whether close contacts are significant. This meaning comes from Bondi (1964) in The Journal of Physical Chemistry.[1]

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References

Bondi, A. (1964). van der Waals Volumes and Radii. The Journal of Physical Chemistry, 68(3), 441-451. https://doi.org/10.1021/j100785a001

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