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Chapter 24.2, Problem 24.2QQ
QUICK QUIZ 24.2 The labeled points in Figure 24.4 are on a series of equipotential surfaces associated with an electric field. Rank (from greatest to least) the work done by the electric field on a positively charged particle that moves from Ⓐ to Ⓑ, from Ⓑ to ©, from © to Ⓓ, and from Ⓓ to Ⓔ.
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