London forces

London forces

noun Physics, Chemistry.
forces between atoms or molecules that are related to the physical rather than the chemical properties of the molecules and that are attractive when the particles are in the lowest energy state.

Origin:
after Fritz Wolfgang London (1900–54), U.S. physicist born in Germany
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London forces is always a great word to know.
So is atom. Does it mean:
the heat absorbed by a unit mass of a solid at its melting point that completely converts the solid to a liquid at the same temperature
the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element; the number of protons determines the identity of the element
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