Question 6: Consider a hypothetical 1-D arrangement of Na+ and Cl- as depicted in the diagram below with a spacing between atoms of a. a) Calculate the coulombic energy for the labelled atom for its first set of nearest neighbors (atoms directly adjacent to the labeled atom). b) Calculate the energy contribution from each set of nearest neighbors through the 10th nearest neighbor position and the total coulombic interaction energy. c) Delete one of the first nearest neighbor Cl- ions as shown in the bottom schematic. Redo parts a) and b) given the new configuration. Briefly discuss how the energies compare. Na+ CI- Reference Na+ atom Missing Cl- for part c)

Question 6: Consider a hypothetical 1-D arrangement of Na+ and Cl- as depicted in the diagram below with a spacing between atoms of a. a) Calculate the coulombic energy for the labelled atom for its first set of nearest neighbors (atoms directly adjacent to the labeled atom). b) Calculate the energy contribution from each set of nearest neighbors through the 10th nearest neighbor position and the total coulombic interaction energy. c) Delete one of the first nearest neighbor Cl- ions as shown in the bottom schematic. Redo parts a) and b) given the new configuration. Briefly discuss how the energies compare. Na+ CI- Reference Na+ atom Missing Cl- for part c)

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Chapter6: Quantum Mechanics And Molecular Structure

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