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Three charges are placed along $x$-axis at $x=-a, x=0$ and $x=a$ as shown in the figure. The potential energy of the system is

A
$-\left(\frac{1}{4 \pi \varepsilon_0}\right) \frac{q^2}{a}$
B
$-\left(\frac{1}{4 \pi \varepsilon_0}\right) \frac{3 q^2}{2 a}$
C
$+\left(\frac{1}{4 \pi \varepsilon_0}\right) \frac{q^2}{a}$
D
$+\left(\frac{1}{4 \pi \varepsilon_0}\right) \frac{3 q^2}{2 a}$
Solution

(b)
$U=\frac{-k q^2}{a}-\frac{k q^2}{a}+\frac{k a^2}{2 a}$
$U=\frac{-3 k q^2}{2 a}$
Standard 12
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