Respuesta :
Answer:
A. it is reduced by a factor of 2
Explanation:
- Electrical potential energy decreases as the distance between charged particles increases.
- Electric potential is the amount of potential energy per unit charge.
- Therefore; electrica potential energy is given by the formula;
V(r) = kq1q2/r
- From the equation, the electrical potential energy is inversely proportional to the distance of separation between charged particles, therefore if the distance increases by a factor of 2, then the electrical potential energy is reduced by a factor of 2.
