positively charged particle is fixed in place, unable to move. Another positively charged particle is brought near and released. (___/ 5)

Question

(a) Which way does it move?
(b) What happens to the force, acceleration, and velocity on the moving particle as it moves?
(c) What happens to the charges’ electric potential as it moves

Answer 1

(a) away, like charges repel
(b) Force goes down k Q1 Q1 / d^2
If force goes down, acceleration goes down however direction of force does not change so it keeps speeding up.
(c) what do you mean? The potential of a charge is only a function of its charge.