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Four protons are placed in the vertices of a square with a side of 2 x 10^-9 m. A fifth proton is initially on the square perpendicular to its center, at a distance of 2 x 10^-9 m from it. Calculate (a) the minimum initial velocity that the fifth proton needs to reach the center of the square, (b) its initial and final accelerations. (c) Make a graph of the proton's potential energy as a function of its distance to the center of the square.