University Physics with Modern Physics (14th Edition)

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Chapter 23 - Electric Potential - Problems - Exercises - Page 777: 23.1

Answer

$W = -356 \times 10^{-3}\,\text{J}$

Work Step by Step

From the triangle below we could get the distance between the two charges when the $q_2$ at the final location by \begin{gather*} r_b^2 = 0.250^2 + 0.250^2 \\ r_b = \sqrt{0.250^2 + 0.250^2}\\ r_b = 0.354 \,\text{m} \end{gather*} Also, we are given $r_a $ = 0.150 m. The work done on $q_2$ is given by \begin{align*} W &= \dfrac{1}{4\pi \epsilon_o} (q_1q_2) \left[\dfrac{1}{r_a} - \dfrac{1}{r_b} \right]\\ &= (9\times 10^{9} \mathrm{~N\cdot m^2/C^2})(2.4\times 10^{-6}) (-4.3\times 10^{-6}) \left[\dfrac{1}{0.150 \,\text{m}} - \dfrac{1}{0.354 \,\text{m}} \right]\\ &=\boxed{ -356 \times 10^{-3} \,\text{J}} \end{align*}
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