A charge Q = +4.5 uC is located at the origin and is fixed so that it cannot move. A small object with mass m = 2.0 g and charge q = +8.0 uC is released from rest at point A on the x-axis at x = 2.0 cm. The small object moves without friction along the x-axis under the influence of the charge Q only (gravity can be neglected) and eventually reaches point B on the x-axis at x = 10.0 cm. (a) Calculate the potential difference between point B and point A (change in VAB = VB-VA). (b) Calculate the speed of the small object when it reaches point B
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