Hydrogen has a single proton and a single electron. Find the electric potential at a distance of 0.50 * 10^(-10) (m) from the proton.

Ve = kQ/r = ((8.99 * 10^9) * (1.6 * 10 ^-19))/(0.5 * 10^-10) = 28.77 = 29 V

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