Assume that the core repulsion can be represented by a potential energy of the form Urep =

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Assume that the core repulsion can be represented by a potential energy of the form Urep = C/rn. So the total potential energy is

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Use the fact that dU/dr = 0 at r = r0, and the results for Urep at r = r0 from Problem 11, to calculate C and n.

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