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Figure 21-15 shows two charged particles on an axis. The charges are -3q -q free to move. However, a third Fig.21-15 Question 4. charged particle can be placed at a certain point such that all three particles are then in equilibrium. (a) Is that point to the left of the first two particles, to their right, or between them? (b) Should the third particle be positively or negatively charged? (c) Is the equilibrium stable or unstable?

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Figure 21-15 shows two charged particles on an axis. The charges are -3q -q free to move. However, a third Fig.21-15 Question 4. charged particle can be placed at a certain point such that all three particles are then in equilibrium. (a) Is that point to the left of the first two particles, to their right, or between them? (b) Should the third particle be positively or negatively charged? (c) Is the equilibrium stable or unstable?

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