Answer: CALC The potential energy of a pair of hydrogen

Chapter 7, Problem 34E

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QUESTION:

The potential energy of a pair of hydrogen atoms separated by a large distance x is given by \(U(x)=-C_{6} / x^{6}\), where \(C_6\) is a positive constant. What is the force that one atom exerts on the other? Is this force attractive or repulsive?

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QUESTION:

The potential energy of a pair of hydrogen atoms separated by a large distance x is given by \(U(x)=-C_{6} / x^{6}\), where \(C_6\) is a positive constant. What is the force that one atom exerts on the other? Is this force attractive or repulsive?

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Solution 34E

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