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State the expression for the electrical potential energy
U
U
U
of two point charges
q
1
q_1
q
1
and
q
2
q_2
q
2
separated by a distance
r
r
r
in free space. a)
U
=
1
8
π
ϵ
0
q
1
q
2
r
U = \dfrac{1}{8\pi\epsilon_0}\dfrac{q_1 q_2}{r}
U
=
8
π
ϵ
0
1
r
q
1
q
2
b)
U
=
1
4
π
ϵ
0
q
1
q
2
r
U = \dfrac{1}{4\pi\epsilon_0}\dfrac{q_1 q_2}{r}
U
=
4
π
ϵ
0
1
r
q
1
q
2
c)
U
=
1
4
π
ϵ
0
q
1
q
2
r
2
U = \dfrac{1}{4\pi\epsilon_0}\dfrac{q_1 q_2}{r^{2}}
U
=
4
π
ϵ
0
1
r
2
q
1
q
2
d)
U
=
4
π
ϵ
0
q
1
q
2
r
U = 4\pi\epsilon_{0}\dfrac{q_1 q_2}{r}
U
=
4
π
ϵ
0
r
q
1
q
2
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