One particle has a mass of 3.71 x 103 kg and a charge of +7.56 μC. A second particle has a mass of 7.17 x 103 kg and the same charge. The two particles are initially held in place and then released. The particles fly apart, and when the separation between them is 0.177 m, the speed of the 3.71 x 10-3 kg-particle is 126 m/s. Find the initial separation between the particles. V2.B 92 92 91 1 K-TA Number i Units V1.B 91

One particle has a mass of 3.71 x 103 kg and a charge of +7.56 μC. A second particle has a mass of 7.17 x 103 kg and the same charge. The two particles are initially held in place and then released. The particles fly apart, and when the separation between them is 0.177 m, the speed of the 3.71 x 10-3 kg-particle is 126 m/s. Find the initial separation between the particles. V2.B 92 92 91 1 K-TA Number i Units V1.B 91

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m, the speed of the 3.71 x 103 kg-particle is 126 m/s. Find the initial separation between the particles.
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