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hey guys,
i need help with this physics problem, its a little more complicated than what you will see on the MCAT but I'm not really sure what to do:
An infinitely long line of charge has a linear charge density of 8.00×10−12 C/m. A proton is a distance of 17.5 cm from the line and moving directly toward the line with a speed of 2700 m/s.
How close does the proton get to the line of charge?
Does the proton stop before hitting the line? That would make sense since the repulsive positive charge of the line would repel the proton, but i don't understand how to find information about the particle at its final position? how would you determine either the potential energy or potential at its final destination?
thanks for taking the time to read my question...
i need help with this physics problem, its a little more complicated than what you will see on the MCAT but I'm not really sure what to do:
An infinitely long line of charge has a linear charge density of 8.00×10−12 C/m. A proton is a distance of 17.5 cm from the line and moving directly toward the line with a speed of 2700 m/s.
How close does the proton get to the line of charge?
Does the proton stop before hitting the line? That would make sense since the repulsive positive charge of the line would repel the proton, but i don't understand how to find information about the particle at its final position? how would you determine either the potential energy or potential at its final destination?
thanks for taking the time to read my question...