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CE In the Bohr model of the hydrogen atom, a proton and an electron are separated by a constant distance r. (a) Would the electric potential energy of the system increase, decrease, or stay the same if the electron is replaced with a proton? Explain, (b) Suppose, instead, that the proton is replaced with an electron. Would the electric potential energy of the system increase, decrease, or stay the same? Explain.

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Problem 73GP

CE In the Bohr model of the hydrogen atom, a proton and an electron are separated by a constant distance r. (a) Would the electric potential energy of the system increase, decrease, or stay the same if the electron is replaced with a proton? Explain, (b) Suppose, instead, that the proton is replaced with an electron. Would the electric potential energy of the system increase, decrease, or stay the same? Explain.

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Here we have to explain whether the electrostatic potential energy of the atom will increase, decrease or remain the same, if we replace the electron as a proton.

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