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Two particles with different charges are on the same equipotential line. Do these particles have the same electric potential energy? Please, explain

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Answer:

both charges will have different potential energies that will depend upon the charge magnitude.

Step-by-step explanation:

It is given that both the charges are on the same equipotential line which means the potential V at which the two charges are is same.

Now the potential energy of a charge at potential V is given by

q×V where q is the charge value

Thus Higher the charge value for a given value of potential , higher will be the potential energy

Thus the larger charge will have higher potential energy and not the same.

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