Assignment:
Three small spheres with charge 2.00 mC are arranged in a line, with sphere 2 in the middle. Adjacent spheres are initially 8.0 cm apart. The spheres have masses m_1 = 20.0 g, m_2 = 85.0 g, and m_3 = 20.0 g. Their radii are much smaller than their separation. The three spheres are released from rest.
1. Find the acceleration of sphere 1 just after it is released?
2. What is the speed of sphere 1 when the spheres are far apart?
3. What is the speed of sphere 2 when the spheres are far apart?
4. What is the speed of sphere 3 when the spheres are far apart?
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