Question: A Van de Graaff generator produces a beam of 2.00-MeV deuterons, which are heavy hydrogen nuclei containing a proton and a neutron. (a) If the

A Van de Graaff generator produces a beam of 2.00-MeV deuterons, which are heavy hydrogen nuclei containing a proton and a neutron.
(a) If the beam current is 10.0 μA, how far apart are the deuterons?
(b) Is the electric force of repulsion among them a significant factor in beam stability? Explain.

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