An electron (mass m1 = 9.11 x 10-31 kg) and a proton (mass m2 = 1.67 x

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An electron (mass m1 = 9.11 x 10-31 kg) and a proton (mass m2 = 1.67 x 10-27 kg) attract each other via an electrical force. Suppose that an electron and a proton are released from rest with an initial separation d = 3.0 x 10-6 m. When their separation has decreased to 1.0 x 10-6 m, what is the ratio of

(a) The electron's linear momentum magnitude to the proton's linear momentum magnitude,

(b) The electron's speed to the proton's speed and

(c) The electron's kinetic energy to the proton's kinetic energy?

(d) As the separation continues to decrease, do the answers to (a) through (c) increase, decrease, or remain the same?

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Fundamentals of Physics

ISBN: 978-0471758013

8th Extended edition

Authors: Jearl Walker, Halliday Resnick

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