Two tiny metal spheres A and B of mass mA = 5.00 g and mB = 10.0

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Two tiny metal spheres A and B of mass mA = 5.00 g and mB = 10.0 g have equal positive charge q = 5.00μC. The spheres are connected by a mass less non-conducting string of length d = 1.00 m, which is much greater than the radii of the spheres.

(a) What is the electric potential energy of the system?

(b) Suppose you cut the string. At that instant, what is the acceleration of each sphere?

(c) A long time after you cut the string, what is the speed of each sphere?

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Fundamentals of Physics

ISBN: 978-0471758013

8th Extended edition

Authors: Jearl Walker, Halliday Resnick

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