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Electrostatic Attraction: The attraction between atoms of opposite charge that holds the atoms together in ionic bonds.

Attraction: General term to include anything a visitor might be interested in seeing.

Electrostatic Driver: The Electrostatic Driver generates a motive force for its diaphragm by the interaction of electric rather than magnetic fields as is the case for the dynamic driver. The electrostatic driver . . . View Full Definition

Powder Coating: A durable, weather-proof, polymer coating for metals applied in a spray and then cured in an oven.

Van Der Waals Bond: A bond much weaker than the ionic or covalent, which bonds atoms by small electrostatic attraction.

Dipole-Dipole Interaction: Electrostatic attraction between oppositely charged poles of two or more dipoles.

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Ionic Bond: A chemical bond in which atoms of opposite charge are held together by electrostatic attraction.