A proton has a mass of 1.67x10^-27 kg is travelling away from the sun. at a point in space 1.4x10^9m from the suns centre, the protons speed is 3.5x10^5 m/s a) what is the total energy when it is 1.4 x 10^9 m to the sun and moving at a speed of 3.5x10^5 d) determine the protons speed when it is 2.8x10^9 m from the suns centre c) will the proton escape from the sun? explain why or why not

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To solve this problem we need to consider the total energy of the proton in the gravitational field ... View the full answer