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Forces and Motion: Basics

Explore how forces change the motion of objects. Choose a mode to begin.

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Interaction zone and potential graph

Two atoms, one interaction

Drag the right-hand atom, or press Play to let it move on its own.

Neon - Neon

Potential energy V(r)

Distance (r) 346 pm

Potential energy and state V(r) ≈ −4.94 × 10⁻²² J · near equilibrium

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Controls

Atom pair

Neon - Neon Argon - Argon Oxygen - Oxygen Neon - Argon Neon - Oxygen Argon - Oxygen Adjustable Attraction

Interaction strength 100 K

20 K450 K

Atom diameter 350 pm

100 pm600 pm

Speed

Normal Slow motion

Force arrows

Hidden Total force Attractive & repulsive

Fixed atom is pinned on the left. Drag or use the arrow keys on the right-hand atom to change the distance.

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Keyboard help

Use Tab to move between controls, then use the keys below.

TabShift + Tab

Move to the next or previous control.

EnterSpace

Press a focused button or radio option.

←→

Change a focused slider value, or move the movable atom when the interaction zone is focused.

Space

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R

Reset the simulation.

Esc

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Forces and Motion: Basics

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