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- Electric potential energy is defined as the work required to move a charge q in from infinity through a potential difference V:
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- If the potential is caused by a single charge, a substitution for V can be made such that
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- The radius is the distance between the charges.
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- Example:
- If the distance between the two protons of a helium nucleus is m, what is the potential energy of the system?
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