Which Result Influences the Lower Limit for an Atom's Van

question 17

Multiple Choice

Which result influences the lower limit for an atom's van der Waals radius?

• A) The electron clouds begin to repel each other.
• B) The nuclei begin to repel each other.
• C) The transient dipole is cancelled out by the neighboring atom.
• D) The electron clouds begin to attract each other.
• E) The nuclei begin to attract each other.

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