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Grade 12Electrostatics

what is the electric potential energy of a point charge??
is 0 or infinite?

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7 Years agoGrade 12
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ApprovedApproved Tutor Answer7 Years ago
Theelectrostatic potential energy of a system containing only one point charge is zero, as there are no other sources of electrostatic potentialagainst which an external agent must do work in moving the point charge from infinity to its final location.