The figure shows two nonconducting spherical shells fixed in place on an x axis. Shell 1 has uniform surface charge density 3.50 µC/m2 on its outer surface and radius 0.400 cm, and shell 2 has uniform surface charge density -1.50 µC/m2 on its outer surface and radius 2.10 cm; the centers are separated by L= 9.00 cm. Other than at x = c0, where on the x axis is the net electric field equal to zero?

The figure shows two nonconducting spherical shells fixed in place on an x axis. Shell 1 has uniform surface charge density 3.50 µC/m2 on its outer surface and radius 0.400 cm, and shell 2 has uniform surface charge density -1.50 µC/m2 on its outer surface and radius 2.10 cm; the centers are separated by L= 9.00 cm. Other than at x = c0, where on the x axis is the net electric field equal to zero?

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density -1.50 µC/m2 on its outer surface and radius 2.10 cm; the centers are separated by L= 9.00 cm. Other than at x = 0, where on the x axis is the net electric field equal to zero?
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