Question: If an electron is a distance away from a proton and moves to a distance / 2, then which statement is correct: a)

If an electron is a distance α away from a proton and moves to a distance α / 2,  then which statement is correct:

a) The force on the electron has doubled.
b) The force on the electron has quadrupled.
c) The potential energy of this system halved
(reference electron at finite

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