The potential energy of two atoms in a diatomic molecule is approximated by U(r) = a/r12-b/r6, where r is the spacing between atoms and a and b are positive constants. Suppose the distance between the two atoms is equal to the equilibrium distance found in part A. What minimum energy must be added to the molecule to dissociate it - that is, to separate the two atoms to an infinite distance apart? This is called the dissociation energy of the molecule. Express your answer in terms of the variables a and b. For the molecule CO, the equilibrium distance between the carbon and oxygen atoms is 1.13\times 10-10m and the dissociation energy is 1.54\times 10-18J per molecule. Find the value of the constant a. Express your answer in joules times meter in the twelth power. Find the value of the constant b. Express your answer in joules times meter in the sixth power.

The potential energy of two atoms in a diatomic molecule is approximated by U(r) = a/r12-b/r6, where r is the spacing between atoms and a and b are positive constants. Suppose the distance between the two atoms is equal to the equilibrium distance found in part A. What minimum energy must be added to the molecule to dissociate it - that is, to separate the two atoms to an infinite distance apart? This is called the dissociation energy of the molecule. Express your answer in terms of the variables a and b. For the molecule CO, the equilibrium distance between the carbon and oxygen atoms is 1.13\times 10-10m and the dissociation energy is 1.54\times 10-18J per molecule. Find the value of the constant a. Express your answer in joules times meter in the twelth power. Find the value of the constant b. Express your answer in joules times meter in the sixth power.