Three equal point particles, each with particle 1.30 μC , are placed at the vertices of an equilateral triangle whose sides are of length 0.600 m. What is the electric potential energy U of the system? (Take as zero the potential energy of the three particles when they are infinitely far apart.) Use ϵ0 = 8.85×10−12 C2/(N⋅m2) for the permittivity of free space.

Three equal point particles, each with particle 1.30 μC , are placed at the vertices of an equilateral triangle whose sides are of length 0.600 m. What is the electric potential energy U of the system? (Take as zero the potential energy of the three particles when they are infinitely far apart.) Use ϵ0 = 8.85×10−12 C2/(N⋅m2) for the permittivity of free space.

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Chapter26: Electric Potential

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Problem 61PQ: The distance between two small charged spheres with charges qA = 8.35 C and qB = +4.90 C is 48.0 cm....

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