Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 1-11823-072-8
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Chapter 24 - Electric Potential - Problems - Page 716: 101b

Answer

$U = 0$

Work Step by Step

We can write a general expression for the electric potential energy of a system of charged particles: $U = \frac{1}{4\pi~\epsilon_0}~\sum \frac{q_i~q_j}{r_{ij}}$ We can find the electric potential energy of the three-quark system: $U = \frac{1}{4\pi~\epsilon_0}~(\frac{q_1~q_2}{d}+\frac{q_1~q_3}{d}+\frac{q_2~q_3}{d})$ $U = \frac{1}{4\pi~\epsilon_0}~[\frac{(2e/3)(2e/3)}{d}+\frac{(2e/3)(-e/3)}{d}+\frac{(2e/3)(-e/3)}{d}]$ $U = \frac{1}{4\pi~\epsilon_0}~[\frac{4e^2}{9d}-\frac{2e^2}{9d}-\frac{2e^2}{9d}]$ $U = 0$
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