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Physics: Atomic Interactions

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Topics

    • Interaction Potential
    • Atomic Bonding
    • Van der Waals Force
    • Pauli Repulsion
    • Lennard-Jones Potential
    • Atomic Interactions

Learning Goals

    • 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.