(a) What is the electrostatic potential energy (in joules) betweenan electron and a proton that are separated by 53 pm?(b) What is the change in potential energy if the distanceseparating the electron and proton is increased to 1.0 nm?(c) Does the potential energy of the two particles increase ordecrease when the distance is increased to 1.0 nm?

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(a) What is the electrostatic potential energy (in joules) between
an electron and a proton that are separated by 53 pm?
(b) What is the change in potential energy if the distance
separating the electron and proton is increased to 1.0 nm?
(c) Does the potential energy of the two particles increase or
decrease when the distance is increased to 1.0 nm?

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