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Use the uncertainty principle to estimate the binding energy of the H2\mathrm{H}_2 molecule by calculating the difference in kinetic energy of the electrons between when they are in separate atoms and when they are in the molecule. Take Δx\Delta x for the electrons in the separated atoms to be the radius of the first Bohr orbit, 0.053 nm0.053 \mathrm{~nm}, and for the molecule take Δx\Delta x to be the separation of the nuclei, 0.074 nm0.074 \mathrm{~nm}. [Hint: Let ΔpΔpx.]\left.\Delta p \approx \Delta p_x.\right]

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