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Two charged spheres are released 0.5 meters apart. The maximum speed occurs when the spheres are infinitely far apart, with sphere 50 having a speed of 12.7 m/s and sphere 150 having a speed of 4.24 m/s. The maximum acceleration occurs just after release, with sphere 150 accelerating at 72.0 m/s^2 and sphere 50 accelerating three times faster at 216 m/s^2 due to the inverse square relationship between force and distance.

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Problem23 74

Two charged spheres are released 0.5 meters apart. The maximum speed occurs when the spheres are infinitely far apart, with sphere 50 having a speed of 12.7 m/s and sphere 150 having a speed of 4.24 m/s. The maximum acceleration occurs just after release, with sphere 150 accelerating at 72.0 m/s^2 and sphere 50 accelerating three times faster at 216 m/s^2 due to the inverse square relationship between force and distance.

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74: Maximum speed occurs at “infinity” Energy conservation gives


kq1 q 2 1 1
 m50 v502
 m150 v150
2

r 2 2
Momentum conservation: m50 v50  m150 v150 and v50  3v150
Solve for v50 and v150 , where r  0.50 m
v50  12.7 m s, v150  4.24 m s
Maximum acceleration occurs just after spheres are released.  F  ma gives
kq1q2
 m150 a150
r2
(9  10 9 Nm 2 C 2 ) (10 5 C) (3  10 5 C)
 (0.15 kg ) a150
(0.50 m) 2
2
a150  72.0 m s
2
a50  3a150  216 m s

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