KnowraVan der Waals forceLinked fromLinked fromThe 36 pages that link to Van der Waals force, each with the reason it gives.All 36Broader topic 2Related 22Narrower topic 5Compared with 7Hydrogen bondCompared with: These interactions also shape molecular association but generally lack hydrogen bonding's specific donor–acceptor pattern.Hydrophobic effectCompared with: These direct molecular forces are distinct from the solvent-mediated hydrophobic effect.Pi bondCompared with: These attractions do not arise from the covalent orbital overlap that forms a pi bond.Strong interactionCompared with: Like nuclear binding, it is a residual effect, but it originates in electromagnetism rather than QCD.Metallic bondingCompared with: These weaker attractions do not form the mobile-electron binding characteristic of metals.Disulfide bondCompared with: These weak interactions differ from the persistent covalent crosslink of a disulfide.Argon compoundsCompared with: Argon can be trapped near other atoms without forming the chemical bonds that define its compounds.