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Upon release from rest, two separated charged particles experience an increase in speed due to the electrostatic forces acting upon them. The discussion clarifies that any non-zero speed indicates an increase in speed from a standstill. The original question lacked specificity regarding the continuous nature of this acceleration, which is essential for understanding the dynamics of charged particles in motion.

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Immediately after two separated charged particles are released from rest, both increase in speed. What happens to the charge of the particles?
 
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burgess said:
Immediately after two separated charged particles are released from rest, both increase in speed. What happens to the charge of the particles?
The question writer probably intended to say that after release each particle is seen to undergo continuously-increasing* speed.

I say this because any non-zero speed after standstill constitutes an increase in speed. As written, the question says nothing more than immediately after release, the particles move. (Any movement at all representing an increase in speed from zero.)
 

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