If nothing else is interacting with the two protons, will they move towards each other or away from each other? Explain your reasoning. You do not have to do any new calculations.    Look at image for question.

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If nothing else is interacting with the two protons, will they move towards each other or away from each other? Explain your reasoning. You do not have to do any new calculations. 

 

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Two protons (mass m = 1.7 × 10-27 kg, electric charge q = 1.6 × 10-19 C) live in the xy
plane. Proton 1 is located at position 7₁ =< 1 × 10−6,0,0> m, and Proton 2 is located at
position 72 =< 0, -1 × 10-6,0 > m.
Transcribed Image Text:Two protons (mass m = 1.7 × 10-27 kg, electric charge q = 1.6 × 10-19 C) live in the xy plane. Proton 1 is located at position 7₁ =< 1 × 10−6,0,0> m, and Proton 2 is located at position 72 =< 0, -1 × 10-6,0 > m.
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