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Chapter 17 Problem 23P

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Problem 23P

(II) How much work must be done to bring three electrons from a great distance apart to 1.0 X

10-10 m from one another (at the corners of an equilateral triangle)?

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We are going to find how much work is needed to bring three electrons which are infinitely apart from each other, to the corners of an equilateral triangle of one side 1,0x10-10m.

When the three electrons are very far away from each other, we can say the distance between them is infinite. If the distances between the electrons are infinite, the charges are not in interaction with each other so potential energy of the system is zero.

         

   

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Title Physics: Principles with Applications 6 
Author Douglas C. Giancoli
ISBN 9780130606204

(II) How much work must be done to bring three electrons

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