2-1) Consider a charge Q = 1.31×1017C held stationary at the origin. A second charge q = 3.2x101°C is placed 5x1015 m from the first. A) What is the electrical potential energy of the system? B) Release the smaller charge. How quickly would it be moving when it is 1012 m from the origin? C) How quickly would it be moving when it is 10-10 m from the origin? D) How quickly would it be moving when it is 'very far' from the origin?

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Consider a charge Q = 1.31×1017C held stationary at the origin. A second charge q = 3.2×101ºC
is placed 5x1015 m from the first.
A) What is the electrical potential energy of the system?
B) Release the smaller charge. How quickly would it be moving when it is 1012 m from the
origin?
c) How quickly would it be moving when it is 10-10 m from the origin?
D) How quickly would it be moving when it is 'very far' from the origin?
Transcribed Image Text:2-1) Consider a charge Q = 1.31×1017C held stationary at the origin. A second charge q = 3.2×101ºC is placed 5x1015 m from the first. A) What is the electrical potential energy of the system? B) Release the smaller charge. How quickly would it be moving when it is 1012 m from the origin? c) How quickly would it be moving when it is 10-10 m from the origin? D) How quickly would it be moving when it is 'very far' from the origin?
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Given:Q=1.31×10-17 C (held stationary at origin)q=3.2×10-19 Cr=5×10-15 m

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