A charge 2 C of is moved from a point 2 m away from a charge of 1 C to a point 1 m away from that ch

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A charge 2 C of is moved from a point 2 m away from a charge of 1 C to a point 1 m away from that charge. The work done in doing so is\

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Initial $P E=9 	imes 10^{9} \frac{q_{1} q_{2}}{d_{1}}=\frac{9 	imes 10^{9} 	imes 2 	imes 1}{2} J$ Final $\mathrm{PE}=\frac{9 	imes 10^{9} 	imes 2 	imes 1}{1} \mathrm{~J}$\ Work done = difference in PE\