The potential energy of particle in a force field is 
where A and B are positive constants and r si the distance of particle from the center of the field. For stable equilibrium, the distance of the particle is:
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Verified by ExpertsThe correct answer is:
B
for equilibrium
r = 
for stable equilibrium
should be positive for the value of r.
here 
is +ve value for
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