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Grade 12th passElectrostatics

two equal chargesq are placed at a distance 2a and third charge -2q is placed at the midpoint.the potential energy og the system is?

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10 Years agoGrade 12th pass
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10 Years ago
potential energy of the system is( -7kq^2)/2a
which can be easily calculated by formula potential energy betwwen two charges by the formula U=(k*q1*q2)/d