Two charges - 16 and + 4 µC, are fixed in placed and separated by 3.0 m . a) At what spot along a line through the charges is the net electric field zero? Locate this spot relative to the positive charge. (Hint: The spot does not necessary lie between two charges.) b) What would be the force on a charge of + 14 µC placed at this point?

Two charges - 16 and + 4 µC, are fixed in placed and separated by 3.0 m . a) At what spot along a line through the charges is the net electric field zero? Locate this spot relative to the positive charge. (Hint: The spot does not necessary lie between two charges.) b) What would be the force on a charge of + 14 µC placed at this point?

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