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Three charged particles are initially in configuration 1. They are free to move and they come in configuration 2 after some time. Let $U_{1}$ and $U_{2}$ be the electrostatic potential energies in configuration 1 and 2. Then,

U_{1} > U_{2}

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U_{2} > U_{1}

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U_{1} = U_{2}

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U_{2} \geq U_{1}

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Solution

The correct option is D $U_{1} > U_{2}$
When free to move, charge particles go towards regions of lower potential energies.

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