In aqueous solution, the alkali metal ions exist as octahedral hexahydrate complexes ([M H2O 6)]+), with the exception of the lithium ion, which due to its small size forms tetrahedral tetrahydrate complexes ([Li(H2O 4)]+); the alkali metals form these complexes because their ions are attracted by electrostatic forces of attraction to the polar water molecules.
As he finished elucidating gravity's mysterious forces of attraction and repulsion, Victor Zuckerman died.
Van Gelder plays with the forces of attraction and repulsion, but the overwhelming feeling is one of nausea.
The forces of attraction are usually selective that is to say, stronger for one solute than another.
The weaker forces of attraction among neighbouring water molecules allow the looser packing characteristic of a liquid.
These temporary dipole moments fluctuate rapidly in magnitude and direction, giving rise to intermolecular forces of attraction called London (or dispersion) forces.
The regular structure of a crystalline solid is maintained by forces of attraction among its individual atoms, which oscillate slightly about their average positions in the crystal lattice.
In principle, the interchange energy may be positive or negative, but, for simple molecules, for which only London forces of attraction are important, ω is positive.
During the 18th century, heat, electricity, and magnetism were similarly conceived as consisting of particles with which were associated forces of attraction or repulsion.
According to this picture, we sometimes act en masse as though we are a collection of atoms interacting with one another through forces of attraction and repulsion.
Race, already absurd as a concept, has been pulled in too many directions by the forces of attraction and repulsion that exist between blacks and whites.
