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London Dispersion Forces and "The Wave"

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C. Jayne Wilcox

Department of Chemistry, William Rainey Harper College, Palatine, IL 60067

J. Chem. Educ., 1998, 75 (10), p 1301

DOI: 10.1021/ed075p1301

Publication Date (Web): October 1, 1998

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Abstract

An analogy is presented likening London dispersion forces to "The Wave", a popular ritual performed by fans attending sports events in large stadia. Similarities between people in the stands and electrons in atoms are emphasized.

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High School / Introductory Chemistry

Keywords (Domain):

Public Understanding / Outreach

Keywords (Feature):

Applications and Analogies

Keywords (Subject):

Noncovalent Interactions

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