The nucleus of "Be, which consists of 4 protons and 4 neutrons, is very unstable and spontaneously breaks into two alpha particles (hellum nuclel, each consisting of 2 protons and 2 neutrons). (a) What is the force between the two alpha particles when they are 4.88 x 105 m apart? (b) What is the initial magnitude of the acceleration of the alpha particles due to this force? Note that the mass of an alpha particle is 4.0025 m/s².

The nucleus of "Be, which consists of 4 protons and 4 neutrons, is very unstable and spontaneously breaks into two alpha particles (hellum nuclel, each consisting of 2 protons and 2 neutrons). (a) What is the force between the two alpha particles when they are 4.88 x 105 m apart? (b) What is the initial magnitude of the acceleration of the alpha particles due to this force? Note that the mass of an alpha particle is 4.0025 m/s².

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