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An atom that is composed of a proton and an electron separated by is given. 

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Coulomb’s law states that the potential energy (E) of two charged particles depends on their charges ( and ) and their separation () with the given formula:  

The conversion of distance from picometer into the meter is done as,

 

Hence, the conversion of distance from  into meter is,

 

 

 

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