NH3 has a dipole moment of 1.47 D. Consider the interaction energy between Na+ and NH3 in an aqueous solution with a separation distance of 0.2 nm. (εH2O = 80.10) Calculate the interaction potential for each of the ion-dipole orientations shown below and determine the orientation with the lowest potential energy.

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NH3 has a dipole moment of 1.47 D. Consider the interaction energy between Na+
and NH3 in an aqueous solution with a separation distance of 0.2 nm. (εH2O = 80.10)
Calculate the interaction potential for each of the ion-dipole orientations shown
below and determine the orientation with the lowest potential energy. 

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Nat
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(1)
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Nat
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Na
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Transcribed Image Text:1 Nat (1) (1) 2 Nat 3 Na (1)
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