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= Solution

Every element of $A_{\neg p}$ can be written $m/n$ with $p\nmid n$. Since $n$ is a <p-adic unit>, define
$$
\iota_p:A_{\neg p}\longrightarrow\mathbb Z_p,
\qquad \frac mn\longmapsto m n^{-1}.
$$
This is the restriction of the standard embedding $\mathbb Q\hookrightarrow\mathbb Q_p$, so it is an injective <group homomorphism>. Equivalently, if $mn^{-1}=0$ in $\mathbb Z_p$, then $m=0$ because the <characteristic> is zero.

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