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Published on: September 12, 2026
Two particles, carrying charge 
each, are fixed at the points 
and 
. A third pricle of mass and carying eha age 2 , s released from rest from the point 
. If in its subsequent motion, the maximum velocity attained by this particle is 
, then 
is
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2
(2) The total energy (kinetic energy + electrostatic potential energy) of the moving charge is conserved. So, its kinetic energy is maximum when its potential energy is minimum, and this happens when it is at the origin Conserving energy,
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