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A hydrogen atom has a single proton at its center and a single electron at a distance of approximately 0.0537 nm from the proton. What is the electric potential energy in joules?


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Answered by drwls
P.E. = -ke^2/r
e is the electron charge and k is the coulomb constant.
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