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Part (a) Find the electric potential Vp at point P, in volts. Assume the potential is zero at infinity.
Part (b) How much work W, in joules, would you have to do to bring the third charge, 93, from very far away to the point P?
Part (c) What is the total potential energy U, in joules, of the final configuration of three charges?
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