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Glossary:Van der Waals force
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Attraction created by the weak electrostatic forces of distributed charge in a polar molecule. Even though the water molecule as a whole is neutral, the polarity or the molecule leads to attraction between individual molecules from slight negative and positive centers. This enters into effects of viscosity and surface tension.