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jgens
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Homework Statement
What does the non-negativity of the Coulomb Integral for H2+ suggest about the relative strengths of the attractive electron-proton force and the repulsive proton-proton forces?
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The Attempt at a Solution
I want to say that it means the repulsive proton-proton force is greater since
[tex]J = \int_{-\infty}^{\infty} \overline{\mathrm{1s}}_A \left(\frac{1}{R} - \frac{1}{r_B}\right)\mathrm{1s}_A \mathrm{d}\mathbf{r}[/tex]
but I'm not sure if I've got the right idea here.