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van der Waals

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van der Waals (Dutch) [vɑn dər ˈwaːls]
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(Biographies / van der Waals, Johannes Diderik (1837-1923) M, Dutch, SCIENCE: physicist) Johannes Diderik (joːˈhɑnəs ˈdiːdərik). 1837-1923, Dutch physicist, noted for his research on the equations of state of gases and liquids: Nobel prize for physics in 1910
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Noun1.van der Waals - Dutch physicist (1837-1923)van der Waals - Dutch physicist (1837-1923)          


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The hairs cling to surfaces using molecular interactions known as the Van der Waals force.
The dispersion process was analyzed by considering the relative motion of fragments subject to the effective van der Waals and hydrodynamic forces through fragment trajectory analysis.
 
 
 
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