Particle 1 carrying charge (+q_{1}) is placed on the (x) axis at (x=-d). Particle 2 carrying some
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Particle 1 carrying charge \(+q_{1}\) is placed on the \(x\) axis at \(x=-d\). Particle 2 carrying some unknown charge \(q_{2}\) is placed somewhere on the \(x\) axis. The potential energy associated with the charges is \(+q_{1}^{2} /\left(2 \pi \epsilon_{0} d\right)\), and the electrostatic potential due to the charges is \(+q_{1} /\left(\pi \epsilon_{0} d\right)\) at the origin and zero at an infinite distance.
(a) What is the sign of the charge on particle 2?
(b) What is the magnitude of the charge on particle 2 , and where on the \(x\) axis was particle 2 placed? Determine all possible answers.
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