Find the distance separating two dust particles (in m) if each has a charge of +e and the Coulomb force between them has magnitude 2.00 ✕ 10−14 N and calculate the mass (in kg) of one of the dust particles if this Coulomb force would accelerate it at 3.10 ✕ 108 m/s2.

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Find the distance separating two dust particles (in m) if each has a charge of +e and the Coulomb force between them has magnitude 2.00  10−14 N and calculate the mass (in kg) of one of the dust particles if this Coulomb force would accelerate it at 3.10  108 m/s2.

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