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5 April, 06:05

The distance between a proton and an electron is cut in half. How does the force of attraction change?

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  1. 5 April, 06:19
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    According to Coulomb’s Law, the force will quadruple.

    However ...

    Let’s assume, for the sake of argument, that both proton and electron behave entirely like particles.

    The trajectory of the electron will stretch, and its distance from the nucleus will oscilate until is estabilizes again at the original value.
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