plus exchange interaction :) On 21 Mar 2012, at 13:42, David Mueller wrote:
> Aren't all forces between atoms and molecules electrostatic in origin? > > > Cheers > > > > On 3/21/12 8:27 AM, "Ed Pozharski" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> On Wed, 2012-03-21 at 10:16 +0100, Rubén Sánchez Eugenia wrote: >>> In Physical Chemistry Van der Waals interacions are defined as all >>> type of forces between molecules (or parts of them) excluding covalent >>> bonds and electrostatic interactions. So, you are right that the most >>> common forces included into Van Der Waals are: interaction between >>> permanent dipoles, interaction >>> between permanent dipoles and dipoles induced by them, and interaction >>> between apolar groups due to their polarizability. >> >> But the dipole-related interactions are electrostatic! The full quote >> is
