Positronium is just like a H-atom with the proton replaced by the positively charged anti-particle of the electron (called the positron which is as massive as the electron). What would be the ground state energy of positronium?

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Explanation- The total energy of the electron in the stationary states of the hydrogen atom is given by En = - m e 4 8 n 2 ε 0 2 h 2

where signs are as usual and the m that occurs in the Bohr formula is the reduced mass of

electron and proton. Also, th

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