Relationship between coulomb energy and binding energy

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The relationship between Coulomb energy and binding energy is crucial in understanding molecular interactions, particularly in the case of the oxygen molecule (O2). Coulombic interactions primarily account for the forces that hold the O2 molecule together. Binding energy is defined as the energy difference between the O2 molecule and two separate oxygen atoms at infinite separation, excluding the energy that binds the electrons to each atom. This distinction highlights the role of Coulomb energy in molecular stability.

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  • Coulombic interactions in molecular chemistry
  • Understanding of binding energy concepts
  • Basic knowledge of molecular structure and atomic separation
  • Familiarity with the oxygen molecule (O2) and its properties
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which relationship exists between the coloumb energy and binding energy
 
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kaziba stephen said:
which relationship exists between the coloumb energy and binding energy

Practically all of what keeps things like an oxygen molecule, O2, together is Coulombic interaction. However, the binding energy is the difference between the energy of the O2 molecule and two O atoms at infinite separation, and does not contain the part that keeps the 8 electrons bound to each separate atom.
 

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