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Draw a plot of potential energy of a pair of nucleons as a function of their separation. What is the significant of negative potential energy in the graph drawn?

Answer

Potential energy of a pair of nucleons as a function of their seperation can be shown as below: 


The negative potential energy in the graph exhibits that the system is bounded. 

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