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A hydrogen atom (with the Bohr radius of half an angstrom) is situated between two metal...

A hydrogen atom (with the Bohr radius of half an angstrom) is situated between two metal plates 1 mm apart, which are connected to opposite terminals of a 500 V battery. What fraction of the atomic radius does the separation distance d amount to, roughly? Estimate the voltage you would need with this apparatus to ionize the atom. [Use the value of α in Table 4.1. Moral: The displacements we’re talking about are minute, even on an atomic scale.]

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