Figure C9.12 shows the potential energy function for a certain interaction. This interaction is
A. Always attractive.
B. Always repulsive.
C. Attractive for small r, but repulsive for large r.
D. Repulsive for small r, but attractive for large r.
B. Always repulsive.
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