State the expression for the electrical potential energy of two point charges and…

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Problem

State the expression for the electrical potential energy

U

of two point charges

q_1

and

q_2

separated by a distance

r

in free space. (a)

U = \dfrac{1}{8\pi\epsilon_0}\dfrac{q_1 q_2}{r}

(b)

U = \dfrac{1}{4\pi\epsilon_0}\dfrac{q_1 q_2}{r}

(c)

U = \dfrac{1}{4\pi\epsilon_0}\dfrac{q_1 q_2}{r^{2}}

(d)

U = 4\pi\epsilon_{0}\dfrac{q_1 q_2}{r}