They too are held together by very strong covalent bonds. There are greater intermolecular forces between the long chains compared with smaller simple molecules. This means that polymers have a ...

(Image: Max Planck Institute for Iron Research) Van der Waals forces are weak, short-range attractive forces that ... will remain an indispensable tool for unraveling the mysteries of intermolecular ...

They too are held together by very strong covalent bonds. There are greater intermolecular forces between the long chains compared with smaller simple molecules. This means that polymers have a ...