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AP Physics 2
10.7 Conservation of Electric Energy
10.5 Electric Potential
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A solid circle representing a sphere of radius R is centered at the origin, labeled with total charge +Q. A dashed concentric circular line of radius 3R surrounds the sphere. A small particle labeled -q with mass m is positioned on the right edge of the sphere at distance R. A velocity vector arrow labeled v_0 points radially outward toward the right, directed toward the dashed circle at distance 3R. No other labels, lines, text, or axes appear.
A charged particle projected radially outward from a charged sphere.
A small object of mass \(m\) and negative charge \(-q\) is initially at rest at the surface of a fixed sphere of radius \(R\) carrying a uniform positive charge \(+Q\). The object is projected radially outward from the surface with an initial speed \(v_0\). Gravitational effects are negligible. In terms of \(m\), \(q\), \(Q\), \(R\), and physical constants, what is the minimum initial speed \(v_0\) required for the object to reach a distance of \(3R\) from the center of the sphere?

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