BONDING FORCES AND ENERGIES

As the atoms approach, each exerts forces on the other. These forces are of two types, attractive and repulsive, and the magnitude of each is a function of the separation or interatomic distance. The origin of an attractive force F_A depends on the particular type of bonding that exists between the two atoms. Its magnitude varies with the distance, as represented schematically in Figure

As the atoms approach, each exerts forces on the other. These forces are of two types, attractive and repulsive, and the magnitude of each is a function of the separation or interatomic distance. The origin of an attractive force F_A depends on the particular type of bonding that exists between the two atoms. Its magnitude varies with the distance, as represented schematically in Figure As the atoms approach, each exerts forces on the other. These forces are of two types, attractive and repulsive, and the magnitude of each is a function of the separation or interatomic distance. The origin of an attractive force F_A depends on the particular type of bonding that exists between the two atoms. Its magnitude varies with the distance, as represented schematically in Figure As the atoms approach, each exerts forces on the other. These forces are of two types, attractive and repulsive, and the magnitude of each is a function of the separation or interatomic distance. The origin of an attractive force F_A depends on the particular type of bonding that exists between the two atoms. Its magnitude varies with the distance, as represented schematically in Figure As the atoms approach, each exerts forces on the other. These forces are of two types, attractive and repulsive, and the magnitude of each is a function of the separation or interatomic distance. The origin of an attractive force F_A depends on the particular type of bonding that exists between the two atoms. Its magnitude varies with the distance, as represented schematically in Figure