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AP Physics 2
10.7 Conservation of Electric Energy
10.4 Electric Potential Energy
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An alpha particle moving directly toward a fixed nucleus.
An alpha particle moving directly toward a fixed nucleus.
An alpha particle with charge \(+2e\) is launched with initial kinetic energy \(K_0\) from a distance very far from a stationary gold nucleus of atomic number \(Z\) (charge \(+Ze\)). The alpha particle moves directly along a line toward the center of the nucleus. Which of the following expressions represents the kinetic energy \(K\) of the alpha particle when it is at a distance \(r\) from the nucleus?

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