Two Point Charges Are Placed Along a Horizontal Axis with the Following

question 5

Multiple Choice

Two point charges are placed along a horizontal axis with the following values and positions: +3.0 µC at x = 0 cm and -7.0 µC at x = 20 cm.At what point along the x axis is the electric field zero?

• A)8.0 cm
• B)-44 cm
• C)-69 cm
• D)-38 cm

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