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Rutherford used alpha particles emitted from radioactive materials to investigate nuclear forces. Alpha particles approaching a nucleus experience a repulsive electrostatic force. The force is strongest when the particle is closest to the nucleus. At the point of closest approach, the force on the alpha particle is four times greater than when it is farther away, and the force on the nucleus is equal in magnitude but opposite in direction. The potential energy of the alpha particle is greatest at the point

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