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Which of the following forces/ effects is used to describe the potential energy of the system in molecular modeling?

  1. Force field

  2. Hydrophobic effect

  3. Intramolecular force

  4. Polarizability

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Explanation

In the context of molecular modeling, a force field refers to the form and parameters of mathematical functions used to describe the potential energy of a system of particles (typically molecules and atoms). Force field functions and parameter sets are derived from both experimental work and high-level quantum mechanical calculations.

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