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Science Bowl Question

📅 2023 MIT Science Bowl High School Invitational🎓 HS🔄 Round 11#️⃣ Question 2 TOSS UP📝 Multiple Choice

Two identical stationary masses are placed infinitely far apart, and then allowed to move towards each other due to their gravitational attraction. When they are 4 kilometers away from each other, each mass has accumulated a velocity of 10 meters per second. In meters per second, what will be the velocity of one of the masses when they are separated by 1 kilometer?

W) 20
X) 40
Y) 80
Z) 160
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