Two particles with charges Q and -Q are fixed at the vertices of an equilateral triangle with sides of length a as shown in the figure. The work required to move a particle with charge q from the point Pi to the point P, equals: Select one: a. kQq/a? O b. kQq/a c. 2kQq/a O d. zero

Two particles with charges Q and -Q are fixed at the vertices of an equilateral triangle with sides of length a as shown in the figure. The work required to move a particle with charge q from the point Pi to the point P, equals: Select one: a. kQq/a? O b. kQq/a c. 2kQq/a O d. zero

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Two particles with charges Q and -Q are fixed at the vertices of an equilateral
triangle with sides of length a as shown in the figure. The work required to move a
particle with charge q from the point P¡ to the point P, equals:
P.
Select one:
O a. kQq/a?
O b. kQq/a
O c. 2kQq/a
O d. zero

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