Chapter 16 - Electric Potential, Energy, and Capacitance - Learning Path Questions and Exercises - Conceptual Questions - Page 590: 2

a). The kinetic energy of the approaching proton decreases as its electric potential energy increases since its total energy is constant. b). The electric potential energy of the system increases because the distance between the charges decreases. c). The total energy of the system remains the same because of the conservation of energy.

a). The kinetic energy of the approaching proton decreases as its electric potential energy increases since its total energy is constant. b). The electric potential energy of the system increases because the distance between the charges decreases. c). The total energy of the system remains the same because of the conservation of energy.