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AP Physics C: E&M
9.3 Conservation of Electric Energy
9.1 Electric Potential Energy
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A proton of mass \(m\) and charge \(+e\) is launched with an initial speed \(v_0\) from a very large distance directly toward a fixed, heavy nucleus of charge \(+Ze\). Gravitational interactions and radiation effects are negligible. Which of the following expressions represents the distance of closest approach \(r_{\text{min}}\) between the proton and the center of the nucleus?

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