Quantized Energy of Molecules: Minimum Energy to Break Apart

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The discussion revolves around determining the minimum energy required to break a molecule apart from its ground state, which is at -2.5 eV. To transition to an unbound state, the energy must exceed this negative value, indicating that energy input is necessary to overcome the attractive forces holding the molecule together. Participants clarify the significance of the negative ground state energy, which represents a bound state, and the need for positive energy to achieve an unbound state. The conversation highlights the importance of understanding quantized energy levels in molecular physics. Ultimately, the minimum energy required to break the molecule apart is 2.5 eV.
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The graph below shows all of the quantized energies (bound states) for one of these molecules. For this molecule, E0 = -2.5 eV, E1 = -1.20 eV, E2 = -0.72 eV, and E3 = -0.30 eV. What is the minimum amount of energy required to break a molecule apart, if it is initially in the ground state? (Note that the final state must be an unbound state; the unbound states are not quantized.)


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What does it mean that the ground state energy is negative 2.5 eV?
 
oh i get it now thanks
 
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