Suppose You Have Two Positive Point Charges and Want to Move

question 12

True/False

Suppose you have two positive point charges and want to move them closer together.To do the least amount of work,you should move them directly toward each other;any other path will require more work because the charges must move through a greater distance.

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Dependent Trials

Experiments or trials in which the outcome or result of one affects the outcome or result of another.

Discrete Probability

The probability of occurrence of outcomes in a dataset that consists of distinct, separate values.

Required Condition

A necessary state or circumstance that must be met for something to occur or be considered true.

Probability Function

A function that associates a probability with each outcome in the sample space of a stochastic experiment.