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Chapter 20, Problem 9PCE
A uniform electric field with a magnitude of 6860 N/C points in the positive x direction. Find the change in electric potential energy when a + 14.5-μC charge is moved 5.75 cm in (a) the positive x direction, (b) the negative x direction, and (c) the positive y direction.
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