A sphere of radius R carries negative charge of magnitude Q, distributed in a spherically symmetric way.

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A sphere of radius R carries negative charge of magnitude Q, distributed in a spherically symmetric way. Find an expression for the escape speed for a proton at the sphere’s surface that is, the speed that would enable the proton to escape to arbitrarily large distances starting at the sphere’s surface.

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Essential University Physics

ISBN: 978-0321976420

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Authors: Richard Wolfsonby

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