Physics (5th Edition)
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Author: James S. Walker
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Chapter 20, Problem 83GP
How much work is required to bring three protons, initially infinitely far apart, to a configuration where each proton is 1.5 × 10-15 m from the other two? (This is a typical separation for protons in a nucleus.)
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