The general form of potential energy curve for atoms or molecules can be represented by the following equation $U(R) = \frac{A}{R^{n}} - \frac{B}{R^{m}}$. Here, $R$ is the interatomic or molecular distance, $A$ and $B$ are coefficients, $n$ and $m$ are the exponents. In the above equation

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(b) $U(R) = \frac{A}{R^{n}} - \frac{B}{R^{m}}$
The negative potential energy ($2^{nd}\ $part) is the attractive

Q. The general form of potential energy curve for atoms or molecules can be represented by the following equation $U(R) = \frac{A}{R^{n}} - \frac{B}{R^{m}}$. Here, $R$ is the interatomic or molecular distance, $A$ and $B$ are coefficients, $n$ and $m$ are the exponents. In the above equation

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