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Fig. 1.13
The variation of the potential energy of
two molecules on their separation.
High positive potential energy (at very
small separations) indicates that the
interactions between them are strongly
repulsive at these distances.
At intermediate separations, where the
potential energy is negative, the
attractive interactions dominate.
At large separations (on the right) the
potential energy is zero and there is no
interaction between the molecules.
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