The potential energy between two atoms in a molecule can often be described rather well by the Lenard Jones potential, which can be written Where U0 and a are constants Find the interatomic separation r0 in terms of a for which the potential energy is a minimum Find the corresponding value of Umin ...

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The potential energy between two atoms in a molecule can often be described rather well by the

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The potential energy between two atoms in a molecule can often be described rather well by the Lenard-Jones potential, which can be written

12 U = U,

Where U0 and a are constants. Find the interatomic separation r0 in terms of a for which the potential energy is a minimum. Find the corresponding value of Umin. Use Figure to obtain numerical values of r0 and U0 for the H2 molecule and express your answers in nanometers and electronvolts.