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- Is it possible to determine the “voltage” between an electron and a proton in a ground state hydrogen atom?
I’m not sure if this belongs in classic or quantum physics... but here it is...Is it possible to calculate the “voltage” between an electron and a proton in a ground state hydrogen atom?I know the ionization energy is 13.6 eV, so I assume it's safe to say the voltage is 13.6 volts at a certain distance of separation of the point charges (i.e., 105 pm)... but I don’t know what's going on once the electron and proton close the distance... going to negative voltage or ?Do i need to be factoring for a centripetal factor? Thanks,