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two identical particles of mass m carry charge Q each.initially one of its rest on a smooth horizontal plane and the other is projected along the plane directly towards first particle from a large speed v.the closed disance of approach will be

two identical particles of mass m carry charge Q each.initially one of its rest on a smooth horizontal plane and the other is projected along the plane directly towards first particle from a large speed v.the closed disance of approach will be

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Vikas TU
14149 Points
6 years ago
Dear Student,|
When the mass comes the KE slowly decreases because the charge is same. It decreases till the potential energy is maximum and the KE falls to zero.
KE=mv2/2
PE=keq1q2/r
By principle of conservation of energy,
KE=PE
=>r=(q1q2/4πe)/(mv2/2)
=>r=2q2/4πemv2
Cheers!!
Regards,
Vikas (B. Tech. 4th year
Thapar University)

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