Two 2.0-mm diameter beads, C and D, are 12mm mm apart, measured between their centers. Bead C has mass 1.0 g and charge 2.5nC nC. Bead D has mass 1.7g g and charge -1.0 nC. If the beads are released from rest, what is the speed vC at the instant the beads collide? and What is the speed vD at the instant the beads collide?

Two 2.0-mm diameter beads, C and D, are 12mm mm apart, measured between their centers. Bead C has mass 1.0 g and charge 2.5nC nC. Bead D has mass 1.7g g and charge -1.0 nC. If the beads are released from rest, what is the speed vC at the instant the beads collide? and What is the speed vD at the instant the beads collide?

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Chapter23: Electric Fields

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