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Problem
Two identical
5.0
kg
5.0\,\text{kg}
5.0
kg
spheres are separated by a distance
r
r
r
. The gravitational potential energy of the pair is
−
1.0
×
10
−
7
J
-1.0\times10^{-7}\,\text{J}
−
1.0
×
1
0
−
7
J
(with zero at infinite separation). What is the separation
r
r
r
? a)
0.034
m
0.034\,\text{m}
0.034
m
b)
0.13
m
0.13\,\text{m}
0.13
m
c)
0.017
m
0.017\,\text{m}
0.017
m
d)
3.3
×
10
−
4
m
3.3\times10^{-4}\,\text{m}
3.3
×
1
0
−
4
m
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