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A 97.82 microC charge is fixed at the origin. How much work would be required to place a 12.54 microC charge 14.3 cm from this charge ?

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\begin{gathered} W=(kQq)/(r) \\ W=(k(97.82\cdot12.54))/(.143)=77.03J \end{gathered}

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