Comparison of mechanical character of different bonds types

This is relevant for questions like:

• How much area of dense-hydrogen-terminated-diamond to dense-hydrogen-terminated-diamond Van der Waals bond is needed
  to match the maximal binding force of a single covalent C-C bond. And ...
  
• How much excess area is needed to sufficiently reliably break the the desired one of two bonds when
  there is a pull applied two to two bonds that are put in series.
  – This is essential for designing reliable Van der Waals gripping. Van der Waals gripping is e.g. usable when transferring adapter palettes from one attachment chain to another.

Related

• Covalent bond
• Van der Waals force
• Energy, force, and stiffness
• Connection method – Adhesive interfaces
• Sticky finger problem
• Design of gem-gum on-chip factories

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• Pages with math