Two point charges, 3.0 ?C and ?2.0 ?C, are placed 5.0 cm

Chapter 23, Problem 22P

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Problem 22P

Two point charges, 3.0 μC and −2.0 μC, are placed 5.0 cm apart on the x axis. At what points along the x axis is (a) the electric field zero and (b) the potential zero? Let V = 0 at r = ∞.

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QUESTION:

Problem 22P

Two point charges, 3.0 μC and −2.0 μC, are placed 5.0 cm apart on the x axis. At what points along the x axis is (a) the electric field zero and (b) the potential zero? Let V = 0 at r = ∞.

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The following are given by the question:

The two charges are  and .

The distance between the charges,

 

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