Which outcome arises from van der Waals forces dominating over thermal energy between molecules?

💡 Explanation

When van der Waals forces dominate, intermolecular attraction exceeds the disruptive effects of thermal motion because molecules are close enough and slow enough to allow weak attractions to have a cumulative effect, resulting in phase transitions like condensation. Therefore, liquid condensation results, rather than energy increases or changes in reaction rate which depend on other energetic thresholds.

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