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When an object with an electric charge of −0.050 mC is 9.0 m away from an object with an electric charge of −0.080 mC, the electric potential energy is measured to be 3.994 J.
Calculate the electric potential energy of this system when the objects are 18. m apart.
Be sure your answer has a unit symbol and round your answer to 2 significant digits.
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