I start with a pair of positive charges a set distance apart at rest. Then, I let go.  Which of the following describes the subsequent behavior of the system? (You must know Coulomb's Law, but also how objects act when there is a force to present )     The charges move toward each other. The speed decreases consistently so they never really reach each other.     The motion is unpredictable.     The charges move toward each other. Their speed increases until they collide.     The charges move apart. The speed keeps decreasing through time.           The charges move apart. The speed keeps increasing through time.      There is a force at right angles to the motion at any time, so as the charges move apart, they each move in a spiral.      There is a force at right angles to the motion at any time, so as the charges move toward each other, they each move in a spiral.

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I start with a pair of positive charges a set distance apart at rest. Then, I let go. 

Which of the following describes the subsequent behavior of the system? (You must know Coulomb's Law, but also how objects act when there is a force to present )

   

The charges move toward each other. The speed decreases consistently so they never really reach each other.

   

The motion is unpredictable.

   

The charges move toward each other. Their speed increases until they collide.

   

The charges move apart. The speed keeps decreasing through time.

     
   

The charges move apart. The speed keeps increasing through time. 

   

There is a force at right angles to the motion at any time, so as the charges move apart, they each move in a spiral. 

   

There is a force at right angles to the motion at any time, so as the charges move toward each other, they each move in a spiral. 

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