To bring a negative charge from an infinitely great distance away into the presence of a positive charge would require a ________ amount of work to be done.
A. positive
B. zero
C. negative
Answer: C
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Which of the following particles is made of two smaller particles?
a. electron c. photon b. proton d. None of these choices.