Three charges are used to build an equilateral triangle of side d. They are initially from infinity, and two of the charges are identical and have charge q. If zero net work is required to place the three charges at the corners of the triangle, what must the value of the third charge be? q/4 Zero q/2 q/3

Three charges are used to build an equilateral triangle of side d. They are initially from infinity, and two of the charges are identical and have charge q. If zero net work is required to place the three charges at the corners of the triangle, what must the value of the third charge be? q/4 Zero q/2 q/3

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Three charges are used to build an equilateral triangle
of side d. They are initially from infinity, and two of the
charges are identical and have charge q. If zero net
work is required to place the three charges at the
corners of the triangle, what must the value of the third
charge be?
q/4
Zero
q/2
q/3

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