Answer:
A)The atoms form a bond with a bond length of 75 pm
Explanation:
The Morse curve is a plot of potential energy against internuclear distance between two atoms.
When two atoms are far apart, the bond energy is zero, this means that there is no significant interaction between the both atoms. Hence, when two atoms are positioned at infinite distance from each other, they do not interact with each other appreciably. At internuclear distance within the range of atomic diameter, attractive forces predominate between atoms. At shorter distances repulsive forces predominate and the energy of system is quite high. The minimum point in the plot of a Morse curve represents equilibrium between attractive and repulsive forces.
The internuclear distance that corresponds to this minimum point is known as the equilibrium bond length.
For the plot shown in the question, the minimum point occurs at an internuclear distance of 75pm. This corresponds to the bond length of the system.
