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There is an infinite straight chain of alternating charges `q` and `-q` . The distance between teh neighbouring charges is equal to `a`. Find the interaction energy of each charge with all the others.
Instruction . Make use of the expansion of In `(1 + alpha)` in a power series in `alpha`.

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