PLEASE HELP FAST!! BRAINLEST AND 30 POINTS In a diagram of bond energy and length, why does the potential energy initially decrease as you move to the right from the y-axis?

A. The repulsion of the protons is increasing.
B. The repulsion of the protons is decreasing.
C. The attraction of the protons to the electrons is increasing.
D. The attraction of the protons to the electrons is decreasing.

b - the repulsion of the protons is decreasing.

nacl or sodium chloride is an ionic compound. this is because an ionic compound pertains to a compound that consists of positively and negatively charged ions. in this case, na (sodium) has a tendency to lose one electron when it reacts with with other atoms, so the resulting sodium ion contains 11 protons and 10 electrons, thus making it positively charged (na+), when chlorine reacts, it usually gains one electron to form an ion called chloride, thus making it negatively charged ( since the ions are oppositely charged, they attract.