Why are Van der Waals forces weak in liquid argon?
1 Answer
May 17, 2015
Van der Waal's forces are due to instantaneous dipoles that form when in the molecules (argon is monatomic) the electrons assume particular positions unbalancing the arrangement of charge. Having argon 8 electrons in its outer electronic level has great symmetry and stability, so the Van der Waal’s forces are very weak
