A muon is a charged particle that is identical to an electron (same charge, -e,

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A muon is a charged particle that is identical to an electron (same charge, -e, for example) but has a mass about 200 times greater than an electron. It is therefore possible for a muon to combine with a proton, and form an exotic atom called muonic hydrogen. Let's call the radius of the ground state of regular hydrogen (proton and electron) to be the Bohr radius, a0. In terms of a0, what would be the radius of the ground state of muonic hydrogen?

(a) 2002 * a0 (b) 200 * a0 (c) a0 (d) a0 / 200 (e) a0 / 2002

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b) 200 * a0

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