The binding energy of a H-atom, considering an electron moving around a fixed nucleus (proton), is,
\(B = - \dfrac{me^{4}}{8 n^{2} \varepsilon_{0}^{2} h^{2}}\) (\(\mathrm{m}=\) electron mass)
If one decides to work in a frame of reference where the electron is at rest, the proton would be moving around it. By similar arguments, the binding energy would be,
\(B = - \dfrac{me^{4}}{8 n^{2} \varepsilon_{0}^{2} h^{2}}\) (\(\mathrm{M}=\) proton mass)
This last expression is not correct, because,
| 1. | \(\mathrm{n}\) would not be integral. |
| 2. | Bohr-quantisation applies only to electron. |
| 3. | the frame in which the electron is at rest is not inertial. |
| 4. | the motion of the proton would not be in circular orbits, even approximately. |
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