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19.1 Exercise 15

Avg difficulty 2.5

A system has 2.00 µC charges at (50 cm, 0) and (−50 cm, 0) and a −1.00 µC charge at (0, 70 cm), with a velocity in the –y-direction. When the −1.00 µC charge is at (0, 0) the potential energy is at a ___ and the kinetic energy is ___.

  1. maximum, maximum
  2. maximum, minimum
  3. minimum, maximum
  4. minimum, minimum

OpenStax College Physics 2e, 19.1 Electric Potential Energy: Potential Difference, exercise 15

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