A -1.0 nC charge is moved from (2.0 cm, 2.0 cm) to (-2.0 cm, -1.0 cm) in the electrostatic field created by the two charges in the figure here. The change in the potential energy of the three-charge system is 2.0 nC y (cm) 3 3 -2 -1 2 19 T H -21 or 4.0 nC x (cm)

A -1.0 nC charge is moved from (2.0 cm, 2.0 cm) to (-2.0 cm, -1.0 cm) in the electrostatic field created by the two charges in the figure here. The change in the potential energy of the three-charge system is 2.0 nC y (cm) 3 3 -2 -1 2 19 T H -21 or 4.0 nC x (cm)

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