Oxygen molecule, potential energy

Closely related to the London interaction is the dipole-induced-dipole interaction, in which a polar molecule interacts with a nonpolar molecule (for example, when oxygen dissolves in water). Like the London interaction, the dipole—induced-dipole interaction arises from the ability of one molecule to induce a dipole moment in the other. However, in this case, the molecule that induces the dipole moment has a permanent dipole moment. The potential energy of the interaction is... 

Fig. 6-3S. Potential energy curves for water adsorption on metal surface in the states of molecules and hydrozjd radicals c = energy r = reaction coordinate solid curve = adsorption as water molecules and as partially dissociated hydroxj4 and hydrogen radicals broken curve = adsorption of completely dissociated oxygen and hydrogen radicals.

Figure 2.11 Potential energy diagrams for molecular oxygen electronic energy states and the absorption spectrum of oxygen molecule.

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