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Suppose the Interaction Between Two Atoms Has the Effective Potential t=0t=0

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Suppose the interaction between two atoms has the effective potential energy curve shown below:
 Suppose the interaction between two atoms has the effective potential energy curve shown below:     I have marked the vertical scale on this graph using an arbitrary energy unit we'll call bondits. -Suppose instead we know that at  t=0  the atoms are at rest at a separation of  0.4 \mathrm{~nm} . What minimum energy is required to break the bond in this case? A)  Only a smidgen (less than a bondit)  B)  5 bondits C)  10 bondits D)  15 bondits E)  20 bondits F)  The bond is already broken (or we can't form a bond) .
I have marked the vertical scale on this graph using an arbitrary energy unit we'll call bondits.
-Suppose instead we know that at t=0t=0 the atoms are at rest at a separation of 0.4 nm0.4 \mathrm{~nm} . What minimum energy is required to break the bond in this case?


A) Only a smidgen (less than a bondit)
B) 5 bondits
C) 10 bondits
D) 15 bondits
E) 20 bondits
F) The bond is already broken (or we can't form a bond) .

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