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QThree positive charges are placed at the vertices of an equilateral triangle. We can make the total electric potential energy of the system zero by adjusting the magnitudes of the charges. Is this statement true or false?

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The electric potential energy of a system depends on the positions and magnitudes of the charges involved. In this case, since all three charges are positive, there are no negative

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