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When two charged particles are moving toward each other, their velocities decrease until they eventually come to a stop. What happens afterward?(1 point)
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They remain in the same place without moving.
They remain in the same place without moving.
They accelerate toward each other.
They accelerate toward each other.
They bond and accelerate together.
They bond and accelerate together.
They accelerate in opposite directions.
They accelerate in opposite directions.
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They accelerate in opposite directions.
Reason: Their kinetic energy was converted to electric potential energy as they slowed under a repulsive force; at the turning point the repulsion pushes them apart and they accelerate away from each other.
Reason: Their kinetic energy was converted to electric potential energy as they slowed under a repulsive force; at the turning point the repulsion pushes them apart and they accelerate away from each other.
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