Could an Electron-Proton Pair Form an Atom in an Alternative Universe?

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Imagine a universe where electrons and protons have positive and negative electric charges, respectively. Could an atom consisting of one electron and one proton exist in this universe?
 
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motleycat said:
Imagine a universe where electrons and protons have positive and negative electric charges, respectively. Could an atom consisting of one electron and one proton exist in this universe?

Such atoms of antimatter exist in this Universe. They've been created and studied.
 
motleycat said:
Imagine a universe where electrons and protons have positive and negative electric charges, respectively. Could an atom consisting of one electron and one proton exist in this universe?

Do a search on "antihydrogen", or look here: http://alpha.web.cern.ch/

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