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Davephaelon
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How would one calculate the de Broglie wavelength of the proton in the hydrogen atom as the electron and proton pirouette around their common center of mass, for the lowest orbital? I believe the center-of-mass of the system would actually be inside the proton due to the great differential in mass between the proton and electron - a ratio of about 1800 to 1. So it might not be an easy calculation.