Physics: Atomic Interactions
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Topics
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- Interaction Potential
- Atomic Bonding
- Van der Waals Force
- Pauli Repulsion
- Lennard-Jones Potential
- Atomic Interactions
Learning Goals
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- Explain how attractive and repulsive forces govern the interaction between atoms.
- Describe the effect of potential well depth on atomic interactions.
- Contrast the potential well of a bonded pair of atoms with unbonded pairs.
- Describe bonds as dynamic and bond lengths as average distances.