What can account for the increased potential energy when atoms are close together?

Question options:

A. Their opposite charges


B. Electron repulsion


C. The breaking of a bond


D. Proton to Proton Repulsion

Respuesta :

Answer:

A. their opposite charges.

Explanation:

the potential enrgy is  due to the position. it is related to the structural arrangement of molecules . therfore the opposite charges play an important role in maintaining that structural arrangemnet of atoms.