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……… of a two-particle system depends only on the separation between them.


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  1. The quantity that depends on the separation between the two particles is the Potential Energy.
  2. The potential energy of the object is due to its configuration and also the separation between the configuration.

Hence, the Potential energy of a two-particle system depends only on the separation between them.


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