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What happens to the electrostatic potential energy when the distance between two point charges doubles?
What happens to the electrostatic potential energy when the distance between two point charges doubles?
- It increases to four times the original value
- It becomes twice the original value
- It decreases to one-fourth of the original value (correct)
- It remains the same
What is the formula for calculating the electrostatic potential energy?
What is the formula for calculating the electrostatic potential energy?
- U = k * (|q1 * q2|) / r (correct)
- U = k / (|q1 * q2|) / r
- U = k * (q1 * q2) * r
- U = k / (q1 * q2) * r
How does the magnitude of the charges affect the electrostatic potential energy?
How does the magnitude of the charges affect the electrostatic potential energy?
- Has no effect on the electrostatic potential energy
- Inversely proportional to the square of the charges
- Directly proportional to the square of the charges
- Directly proportional to the product of the charges (correct)
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