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Chapter 20, Problem 32PCE
Predict/Calculate Point charges +4.1 μC and −2.2μC are placed on the x axis at (11 m,0) and (−11 m,0), respectively. (a) Sketch the electric potential on the x axis for this system. (b) Your sketch should show one point on the x axis between the two charges where the potential vanishes. Is this point closer to the +4.1-μC charge or closer to the −2.2-μC charge? Explain. (c) Find the point referred to in part (b).
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