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Ch 23: Electric Potential

Chapter 23, Problem 23

(a) How much work would it take to push two protons very slowly from a separation of 2.00x10^-10 m (a typical atomic distance) to 3.00x10^-15 m (a typical nuclear distance)? (b) If the protons are both released from rest at the closer distance in part (a), how fast are they moving when they reach their original separation?

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