Calculate the electrostatic potential energy in eV of a system of two electrons and a proton in vacuum if the electrons are separated by 3.0 Å and the electron–proton distances are 4.0 and 5.0 Å.

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Calculate the electrostatic potential energy in eV of a system of two electrons and a proton in vacuum if the electrons are separated by 3.0 Å and the electron–proton distances are 4.0 and 5.0 Å.

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