Given below are two statements
Statement I If two unlike charges are brought nearer, then potential energy of system increases.
Statement II If two charges
and
are separated by a distance
, then potential energy of the system is given by
.
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Potential energy of system of two charges as shown in figure, is given by

For unlike charges, potential energy will be negative. Thus, if two unlike charges are brought nearer, then potential energy of system decreases.
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