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Chapter 5, Problem 12CQ
(a)
To determine
The reason of the decreasing nature of the second and the fourth states.
(b)
To determine
The reason of the increasing nature of the first and the third states.
(c)
To determine
The reason of the advantage in bringing the atoms closer to form a molecule.
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