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    Van der Waals interactions can be described by the Lennard-Jones potential, which was derived by Lennard-Jones from expressions for the van der Waals attraction (Bvdw) and repulsion (Brep) energies as functions of the distance of separation (r) between spherical particles. The simplified Lennard-Jones potential approximates the interaction energy (Evdw) as inversely proportional to the 12th power of r for attraction and inversely proportional to the 6th power of r for repulsion.

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    Van der Waals interactions can be described by the Lennard-Jones potential, which was derived by Lennard-Jones from expressions for the van der Waals attraction (Bvdw) and repulsion (Brep) energies as functions of the distance of separation (r) between spherical particles. The simplified Lennard-Jones potential approximates the interaction energy (Evdw) as inversely proportional to the 12th power of r for attraction and inversely proportional to the 6th power of r for repulsion.

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    Van der Waals interactions can be described by the Lennard-Jones potential, which was derived by Lennard-Jones from expressions for the van der Waals attraction (Bvdw) and repulsion (Brep) energies as functions of the distance of separation (r) between spherical particles. The simplified Lennard-Jones potential approximates the interaction energy (Evdw) as inversely proportional to the 12th power of r for attraction and inversely proportional to the 6th power of r for repulsion.

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    van der Waals interactions

    Defining as the distance of separation for which and as


    the depth of potential well, Lennard-Jones derived
    expressions for Bvdw and Brep leading to what we now call
    Lennard-Jones potential
    Approximation: spherical
    Bvdw Brep
    12
    6
    6 12 4 [( ) ( ) ]
    r
    r
    r
    r
    Simplified form:

    E vdw

    B2

    B2 = aAeff/12 (under the Derjaguin


    approximation in the non-retarded limit)
    Aeff: Hamaker constant
    1

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