Two positive point charges of 12 μC and 8 μC are 10 cm apart. The work done in bringing them 6 cm closer is nearly

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5.8 eV

5.8 J

13 J

13 eV

answer is C.

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$W = U_{f} - U_{i} = 9 \times 10^{9} \times Q_{1} Q_{2} [\frac{1}{r_{2}} - \frac{1}{r_{1}}] \Rightarrow W = 9 \times 10^{9} \times 12 \times 10^{- 6} \times 8 \times 10^{- 6} [\frac{1}{4 \times 10^{- 2}} - \frac{1}{10 \times 10^{- 2}}] = 12.96 J \approx 13 J$

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