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A proton is shot from the negative disk toward the positive disk. What launch speed must the proton have to just barely reach the positive disk?

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The launch speed must be at least 4.15 × 10^6 m/s in order for the proton to touch the positive disk.

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A proton is shot from the negative disk toward the positive disk. What launch speed-example-1
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