Two electrons, each with mass mmm and charge qqq, are released from positions very far from each other. With respect to a certai
n reference frame, electron A has initial nonzero speed vvv toward electron B in the positive x direction, and electron B has initial speed 3v3v toward electron A in the negative x direction. The electrons move directly toward each other along the x axis (very hard to do with real electrons). As the electrons approach each other, they slow due to their electric repulsion. This repulsion eventually pushes them away from each other.
What is the minimum separation r_min that the electrons reach?
What is the minimum separation r_min that the electrons reach?
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Answer:
The initial acceleration of the 59g particle is
Explanation:
Newton's second laws relates acceleration (a), net force(F) and mass (m) in the next way:
(1)
We already know the mass of the particle so we should find the electric force on it to use on (1), the magnitude of the electric force between two charged objects by Columb's law is:
with q1 and q2 the charge of the particles, r the distance between them and k the constant . So:
Using that value on (1) and solving for a