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The nucleus of 8Be, which consists of 4 protons and 4 neutrons,is very unstable and spontaneously breaks into two alpha particles(helium nuclei, each consisting of 2 protons and 2 neutrons). (a)What is the force between the two alpha particles when they are3.40 10-15 m apart? Your response differs from the correct answerby more than 10%. Double check your calculations. N (b) What is theinitial magnitude of the acceleration of the alpha particles due tothis force? Note that the mass of an alpha particle is 4.0026 u.m/s2

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a The force between the two alpha particles can be given as F 4k q2 r2 Here k is an coulombs force constant 8988 109 N r diatance between the alpha particles    See Answer
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