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Grade 12Physical Chemistry

why potential energy of an electron is 0 at infinity

Profile image of abhinav jha
13 Years agoGrade 12
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Profile image of Mujahid Ahmed
13 Years ago

Potential energy is a relative quantity. It is always measured with respect to something. Thus, for simplification, Potential energy is ASSUMED to be zero at infinity.

 

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Profile image of G Ashwin -
13 Years ago

It is only an assumption