A Point Charge of +2

question 58

Multiple Choice

A point charge of +2.1 μC is located at the origin of a coordinate system and a second point charge of −6.9 μC is at x = 1.2 m.What is the electric potential at the x = 0.6 m point? (k_e = 8.99 × 10⁹ N⋅m²/C²)

• A) -0.1 × 10⁴ V
• B) 2.6 × 10⁴ V
• C) −6.5 × 10⁴ V
• D) -7.2 × 10⁴ V
• E) ​6.5 × 10⁴ V

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