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van der Waals radius

in chemistry, a measure for the size of an atom that is not chemically (ionically or covalently) bound; half the closest distance of two equal, non-covalently bound, atoms
Class type of: atomic radius Q166879

Facts

5 properties
Instance of
physical phenomenon
Subclass of
atomic radius[3]
Main Wikidata property
P14938[4]
Named after
Johannes Diderik van der Waals[2]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[5]
🏷️ Also known as
en van der Waals radius ar نصف قطر فان دير فال ar نصف قطر فان دير فالس ar نصف قطر فاندرفال cs Van der Waalsův poloměr da Van der Waals-radius de Van-der-Waals-Radius es Radio de Van der Waals fa شعاع واندروالسی fi Van der Waalsin säde fr rayon de van der Waals he רדיוס ואן דר ואלס hi वान डर वाल्स त्रिज्या id Jari-jari van der Waals it Raggio di van der Waals ja ファンデルワールス半径 ko 판데르발스 반지름 ms Jejari van der Waals nl Vanderwaalsstraal pl promień van der Waalsa
🔖 Identifiers · 7
OpenAlex ID
C73683733
Freebase ID
/m/0j92n
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
radi-de-van-der-waals
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
0071687
Lex ID
van_der_Waals-radius
Microsoft Academic ID (discontinued)
73683733
ScienceDirect topic ID
nursing-and-health-professions/van-der-waals-radius, pharmacology-toxicology-and-pharmaceutical-science/van-der-waals-radius

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Created notable works 1
Johannes Diderik van der Waals
Instance of 1
physical phenomenon
Named after 1
Johannes Diderik van der Waals
On focus list of Wikimedia project 1
Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
Subclass of 1
atomic radius
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Summary

van der Waals radius is a physical phenomenon[1].

Related Entities

Johannes Diderik van der Waals

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  1. 5w ago · ZI Jony · 2026-10-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → atomic radius
    On focus list of Wikimedia project → Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
    Instance of → physical phenomenon
    Named after → Johannes Diderik van der Waals
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Created claim: Main Wikidata property: Van der Waals radius"
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