A particle with a charge of 5.5 x 10-8 C is fixed at the origin. A particle with a charge of -2.3 x 10-8 C is moved from x = 3.5 cm on the x axis to y = 4.3 cm on the y axis. The change in potential energy of the two-particle system is: O 3.1 x 10-3 J -3.1 x 10-3 J 6.0 x 10-5 J O -6.0 x 10-5 J O OJ

A particle with a charge of 5.5 x 10-8 C is fixed at the origin. A particle with a charge of -2.3 x 10-8 C is moved from x = 3.5 cm on the x axis to y = 4.3 cm on the y axis. The change in potential energy of the two-particle system is: O 3.1 x 10-3 J -3.1 x 10-3 J 6.0 x 10-5 J O -6.0 x 10-5 J O OJ

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A particle witha charge of 5.5 x 10-8 C is fixed at the origin. A particle with a charge of -2.3 x 10-8 C is moved from x = 3.5 cm on the x
axis to y = 4.3 cm on the y axis. The change in potential energy of the two-particle system is:
O 3.1 x 10-3 J
O -3.1x 10-3 J
O 6.0 x 10-5 J
O -6.0x 10-5 J

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