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A charge of 8 mC is located at the origin. Calculate the work done in taking a small charge of `-2xx10^(-9)` from a point P(0,0,3cm) to a point Q (0,4cm,0) via a point R(0,6cm,9cm).

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`W=Kq q_(0) (1/r_(B)-1/r_(A))=1.2 J`
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