During repulsion what is true about potential energy of the system and the kinetic energy of the atoms?    A. PE increases, KE decreases  b. pe decreases, KE increase

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During repulsion what is true about potential energy of the system and the kinetic energy of the atoms? 

 

A. PE increases, KE decreases 

b. pe decreases, KE increase 

 

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