Estimate the Potential Energy Resulting from the Dispersion Interaction Between

question 7

Multiple Choice

Estimate the potential energy resulting from the dispersion interaction between two xenon, Xe, atoms at a separation of 4.80 Å. The polarizability volume of a xenon atom is 4.16 ų and the ionization energy is 12.1 eV.

• A) -1.26  10^-22 J
• B) -5.71  10^-3 J
• C) -3.50  10^-22 J
• D) -9.14  10^-22 J

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