These are called London Dispersion forces. You can think of it somewhat like an electrostatic interaction except on a “temporary” basis, like fluctuations in th

These are called London Dispersion forces. You can think of it somewhat like an electrostatic interaction except on a “temporary” basis, like fluctuations in the electron densities around nuclei spontaneously cause weak attraction between these atoms. The weakness of the attraction of these forces is why Ne atoms are so easily broken by thermal forces, ie why Ne is a monoatomic gas. So yes, there is a binding force, but it is very weak.