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Discuss the stability of an atom in a molecule possessing Lennard-joners potential energy function
`U(x)=4epsi[((alpha)/(x))^(1//2)-((alpha)/(x))^(6)]`
where x=separation between the atoms, `alpha=0.263` nm and `epsi=1.5xx10^(-22)J`

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The particie is at stable equilibrium at `x=2^(1//6xx0.263` nm
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