The figure below shows four particles with identical charges of q = +5.05 µC arrayed at the vertices of a rectangle of width w= 23.0 cm and height h= 54.5 cm. What is the change in the electric potential energy of this system if particles A, B, and Care held in place and particle D is brought from infinity to the position shown in the figure? A В D

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The figure below shows four particles with identical charges of q = +5.05 µC arrayed at the vertices of a rectangle
of width w= 23.0 cm and height h = 54.5 cm. What is the change in the electric potential energy of this system if
particles A, B, and Care held in place and particle D
brought from infinity to the position shown in the figure?
y
A
B
h
C
D
Transcribed Image Text:The figure below shows four particles with identical charges of q = +5.05 µC arrayed at the vertices of a rectangle of width w= 23.0 cm and height h = 54.5 cm. What is the change in the electric potential energy of this system if particles A, B, and Care held in place and particle D brought from infinity to the position shown in the figure? y A B h C D
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Given that,

the charge of the four identical particles is

q=5.05μC=5.05×10-6C

And all four charge particles place at the vertices of a rectangle, of dimension 

w=23cm=0.23mh=54.5cm=0.545m

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