The Van der Waals constant b has a unit of L/mol which means that...

7. Gases

Van der Waals Equation

7. Gases

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bonding atomic radius, because it is based on half of the shortest internuclear distance between two bonded atoms

non-bonding atomic radius, because it is based on half of the shortest internuclear distance when two nonbonding atoms collide

non-bonding atomic radius, because b is based on how strong the bonds between particlesare.

bonding atomic radius, because b is based on how strong the bonds between atoms are.

The Van der Waals constant b has a unit of L/mol which means that the sizes of the particles of gas can be calculated from this constant. Is the radius calculated representing bonding or non-bonding atomic radius? Briefly explain why.