| gptkbp:instanceOf | gptkb:physical_force 
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                                | gptkbp:affects | gptkb:molecular_structure boiling point of substances
 melting point of substances
 solubility
 
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                                | gptkbp:alsoKnownAs | gptkb:van_der_Waals_interactions 
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                                | gptkbp:describes | attractive or repulsive forces between molecules 
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                                | gptkbp:distanceDependent | yes 
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                                | gptkbp:firstDescribed | 1873 
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                                | gptkbp:form | gptkb:Lennard-Jones_potential 
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                                | gptkbp:importantFor | gptkb:DNA_structure liquefaction of gases
 protein folding
 adhesion of gecko feet
 
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                                | gptkbp:includes | gptkb:Debye_forces gptkb:Keesom_forces
 gptkb:London_dispersion_forces
 
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                                | gptkbp:isWeakerThan | gptkb:hydrogen_bond covalent bond
 gravitational force between molecules
 ionic bond
 
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                                | gptkbp:namedAfter | gptkb:Johannes_Diderik_van_der_Waals 
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                                | gptkbp:notInvolving | covalent bonds hydrogen bonds
 ionic bonds
 
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                                | gptkbp:relatedTo | biology chemistry
 physics
 non-covalent interactions
 
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                                | gptkbp:type | gptkb:intermolecular_force 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsParent | gptkb:Johannes_Diderik_van_der_Waals 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsLayer | 5 
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                                | https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label | van der Waals forces 
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