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What could you do to increase the electric potential energy between two positively charged particles by a factor of 16?

A. Reduce the distance by a factor of 16.
B. Reduce the distance by a factor of 4.
C. Increase the distance by a factor of 4.
D. Increase the distance by a factor of 16.

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Reduce Answer:

Reduce by 16

Step-by-step explanation:

User Betaorbust
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Electric~potential ~energy~U_(E)=K_(e).(Qq)/(R)\\so~ U_(E) \propto (1)/(R)
so to increase Ue by 16 times you gotta reduce R(distence) by 16 times
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