Can you do this Chemistry problem?!?

alex-m


Consider 
the 
electron
 in 
the 
H
 atom 
“sitting”
 at 
a
 distance
1
Å
 from 
the nucleus.


Calculate 
the
 change 
in 
potential
 energy 
when 
this
 electron 
is
 moved 
radially
 outward
 to 
a
 distance
 of
 2
Å.



titobob

If the distance is doubled, the force of attraction between proton and electron is cut to 1/4 of the original - this is true of magnetism, gravity, and electrostatic force. That, in turn, would reduce the potential energy of the electron to 1/4 of the original energy. I think.