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AP Physics C: E&M
9.3 Conservation of Electric Energy
9.2 Electric Potential
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Particle inside a uniformly charged insulating sphere.
Particle inside a uniformly charged insulating sphere.
A solid, nonconducting sphere of radius \(R\) has a total negative charge \(-Q\) distributed uniformly throughout its volume. A narrow, frictionless radial tunnel extends from the center of the sphere to its surface. A small particle of mass \(m\) and positive charge \(+q\) is initially at the center of the sphere. In terms of \(Q\), \(q\), \(m\), \(R\), and fundamental constants, what is the minimum launch speed \(v_0\) required for the particle to escape to infinity?

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