Potential Energy: An electron is released from rest at a distance of 9.00 cm from a fixed proton. How fast will the electron be moving when it is 3.00 cm from the proton? (k = 1/4??0 = 8.99 × 109 N ? m2/C2, e = 1.60 × 10-19 C, melectron = 9.11 × 10-31 kg, mproton = 1.67 × 10-27 kg)

A. 75.0 m/s
B. 106 m/s
C. 130 m/s
D. 1.06 × 103 m/s
E. 4.64 × 105 m/s


Answer: B

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