23.

91: a)

m1v1  m2 v2 (6  10 5 kg )(400 m s)  (3  10 5 kg)(1300 m s)

vcm    700 m s
m1  m2 6.0  10  5 kg  3.0  10  5 kg
1 2 1 2 kq q 1 2
b)  Erel  m1v1  m2 v2  1 2  (m1  m2 )vcm .
2 2 r 2
After expanding the center of mass velocity and collecting like terms:
1 m1m2 2 2 kq q 1 kq q
 Erel  [v1  v2  2v1v2 ]  1 2  μ(v1  v2 ) 2  1 2 .
2 m1  m2 r 2 r
1 k (2.0  10 6 C)(5.0  10 6 C)
c)  Erel  (2.0  10  5 kg)(900 m s) 2    1.9 J.
2 0.0090 m
d) Since the energy is less than zero, the system is “bound.”
e) The maximum separation is when the velocity is zero:
kq1q2 k ( 2.0  10 6 C)(  5.0  106 C)
 1 .9 J  r  0.047 m.
r  1.9 J
f) Now using v1  400 m s and v2  1800 m s , we find : Erel   9.6 J. so the particles
2 Erel 2(9.6 J )
v1  v2    980 m s.
μ 2.0  10 5 kg