The quadratic pe is nice to study,but it fails at modeling the process of breaking a molecule apart.In other words,if a quadratic really was the potential energy between two atoms,you could never have a chemical reaction.We observe chemical reactions all the time,so obviously we need something more realistic.
The pe graphed above in the Introduction can be modeled using the code in lines 11 through 13.This is the Lennard-Jones potential energy you read about in the Introduction. Python is ignoring these lines of code since they are commented out.Remove the # comment marks from lines 11 through 13 and add # comment marks to the beginning of line 10. 8.What happens to the motion of the atom if you increase or decrease the value of A?
9.What happens to the motion of the atom if you increase or decrease the value of B?
10.What happens to the motion of the atom if you increase or decrease the value of ro?
11.Using the default values of A=1,B=20,and rO=O.75.find the bond's equilibrium point.
12.Can you make the red atom escape the central atom? If you can,provide an example.If not,explain why not.This escaping represents a chemical reaction.