What do you understand by van der Waal radius and covalent radius? – InterviewSolution

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1.	What do you understand by van der Waal radius and covalent radius?
Answer» When two atoms of the same element are joined by covalent bond, half of the distance between nuclei of two atoms is called covalent radius. In solid state, when two molecules of same substance are close to each other then half the distance between two atoms is called van der Waal radius.

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