An Ionic Bond, (a) Calculate the electric potential energy for a K+ ion and a Br− ion separated by a distance of 0.29 nm, the equilibrium separation in the KBr molecule. Treat the ions as point charges, (b) The ionization energy of the potassium atom is 4.3 eV. Atomic bromine has an
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