Physics for Scientists and Engineers with Modern Physics
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Chapter 21, Problem 41P
(II) You are given two unknown point charges, Q1 and Q2. At a point on the line joining them, one-third of the way from Q1 to Q2, the electric field is zеrо (Fig. 21–61). What is the ratio Q1/Q2?
FIGURE 21–61
Problem 41.
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Physics for Scientists and Engineers with Modern Physics
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