The radius of a proton is approximately Suppose two

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The radius of a proton is approximately Suppose two protons having equal and opposite momenta undergo a head-on collision. Estimate the minimum kinetic energy (in required by each proton to allow the protons to overcome electrostatic repulsion and collide. Hint: The rest energy of a proton is If the kinetic energies of the protons are much less than this rest energy, then a nonrelativistic calculation is justified.

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