What is the force between the two alpha particles

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Solve the all parts of given problem:

Problem: The nucleus of 8Be, which consists of 4 protons and 4 neutrons, is very unstable and spontaneously breaks into two alpha particles (helium nuclei, each consisting of 2 protons and 2 neutrons).

Part I: What is the force between the two alpha particles when they are 4.20 x 10^-15 m apart?

Part II: What is the initial magnitude of the acceleration of the alpha particles due to this force? Note that the mass of an alpha particle is 4.0026 u.

Please do a step by step solution since I'm kind of lost with this problem.

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