Tripling the Separation Between Charges Changes the Potential Energy of a Pair

question 67

Multiple Choice

Tripling the separation between charges changes the potential energy of a pair of point charges by a factor of

• A) 3.
• B) 9.
• C) 1/3.
• D) 1/9.
• E) 1 (no change).

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