Four point charges are kept at the vertices of a regular tetrahedron of side R Total electrostatic energy of the - Physics - Electrostatic Potential and Capacitance

Question

Four point charges are kept at the vertices of a regular
tetrahedron of side R Total electrostatic energy of the
configuration is alphakqsquare /R The value of alpha is

Shobhit Mittal · Accepted Answer

Dear Student,all the charges are R distance toeach other
the potenntial energy of the system is kq2R is the potential energy between two charges
for four particle 6 pair formtotal PEU=6kq2Rhence α=6Regards

Four point charges are kept at the vertices of a regular tetrahedron of side R.Total electrostatic energy of the configuration is alphakqsquare /R .The value of alpha is...