The nucleus of 8Be, which comprises of 4 protons and 4 neutrons, is extremely unstable and spontaneously breaks into the two alpha particles (helium nuclei, each comprising of 2 protons and 2 neutrons).
(i) Determine the force among the two alpha particles if they are 3.00 x 10-15 m apart?
(ii) Determine the initial magnitude of the acceleration of the alpha particles due to this force? Note that the mass of the alpha particle is around 4.0026 u.