B What's the energy source for the Van der Waals' forces?

[Mario Rossi]

Hi, I know that if you put a dipole and a neutral molecule at a certain distance, there is the Debye's force that attract them. If you put the same molecules in the first position, they will attract another time.

I know this can be a stupid answers, but what's the font of that energy? The permanent charge of the paricles? If yes, is it the energy of the Big Bang?

 

[BvU]

Hi,

With font you mean source, right ?
And I would say the electrostatic field from the charges is the source. Dipoles interact. Charges interact. It's what they do for a living.

Searching for anything deeper gets you into endless threads with less relevant content (there will be folks with a different opinion, though).

 

[Mario Rossi]

Hi,

With font you mean source, right ?
And I would say the electrostatic field from the charges is the source. Dipoles interact. Charges interact. It's what they do for a living.

Searching for anything deeper gets you into endless threads with less relevant content (there will be folks with a different opinion, though).

Thank you very much! Yes I mean source, sorry for my bad english :D. Anyway, is that source the Big Bang energy? The charges are the elementary particles, with a permanent charge, so that charge is alimented by the Big Bang energy, is it correct?

 

[Mario Rossi]

Hi,

With font you mean source, right ?
And I would say the electrostatic field from the charges is the source. Dipoles interact. Charges interact. It's what they do for a living.

Searching for anything deeper gets you into endless threads with less relevant content (there will be folks with a different opinion, though).

If you put the system in the starting situation every time the forces are present and re-attracts/repells the moleculs in the same way, creating a loop, isn'it right? But the source of energy should finish, or no?

 

[BvU]

Energy is conserved