van der Waals volume

noun

The volume occupied by an individual atom or molecule. For a single atom, it is the volume of a sphere whose radius is the van der Waals radius of the atom

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nounvan der Waals volume (plural van der Waals volumes)

plural van der Waals volumes

  1. natural sciencesThe volume occupied by an individual atom or molecule. For a single atom, it is the volume of a sphere whose radius is the van der Waals radius of the atom
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