Two particle with charges Q and -Q are fixed at the vertices of an equilateral triangle with sides of length a. The work required to move a particle with charge q from the other vertex to the center of the line joining the fixed particles is: a a a O 2kQq/a OkQq a kQq/a?

Two particle with charges Q and -Q are fixed at the vertices of an equilateral triangle with sides of length a. The work required to move a particle with charge q from the other vertex to the center of the line joining the fixed particles is: a a a O 2kQq/a OkQq a kQq/a?

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Two particle with charges Q and -Q are fixed at the vertices of an equilateral triangle with
sides of length a. The work required to move a particle with charge q from the other vertex to
the center of the line joining the fixed particles is:
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Q
-Q
a
O 2kQq/a
OkQqa
O kQq/a?

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