A 50 μC Charge Is Placed at the 0 Cm Mark

question 70

Multiple Choice

A 5.0 μC charge is placed at the 0 cm mark of a meter stick and a -4.0 μC charge is placed at the 50 cm mark. At what point on a line joining the two charges is the electric field zero?

• A) 1.4 m from the 0 cm mark
• B) 2.5 m from the 0 cm mark
• C) 2.9 m from the 0 cm mark
• D) 3.3 m from the 0 cm mark
• E) 4.7 m from the 0 cm mark

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