Eight identical charged particles are arranged at the corners of a cube. The particles each have charge 12.0 uC and the cube has side length s = 56.0 cm. Find: (a) the total work required to assemble these eight charged particles; (b) the total potential, due to the eight particles, at the center of one face of the cube. Enter your answer for Part (b), in kV, in the box below.

Eight identical charged particles are arranged at the corners of a cube. The particles each have charge 12.0 uC and the cube has side length s = 56.0 cm. Find: (a) the total work required to assemble these eight charged particles; (b) the total potential, due to the eight particles, at the center of one face of the cube. Enter your answer for Part (b), in kV, in the box below.

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