Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 1-11823-072-8
ISBN 13: 978-1-11823-072-5

Chapter 24 - Electric Potential - Problems - Page 716: 88c

Answer

$U=6.9J$

Work Step by Step

We know that: $U=2\times \frac{Kq^2}{r}+\frac{Kq^2}{d}$ We plug in the known values to obtain: $U=2\times \frac{9\times 10^9\times(2\times 10^{-6})^2}{0.014142}+\frac{9\times 10^9\times(2\times 10^{-6})^2}{0.02}=6.9J$
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