Gujarati
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1. Electric Charges and Fields
medium

Two charges $+Q$ and $-2 Q$ are located at points $A$ and $B$ on a horizontal line as shown below.The electric field is zero at a point which is located at a finite distance

A

on the perpendicular bisector of $A B$

B

left of $A$ on the line

C

between $A$ and $B$ on the line

D

right of $B$ on the line

(KVPY-2011)

Solution

(b)

As direction of fields of charges at points $A$ and $B$,

are in opposite directions to left of $A$ or right of $B$, so fields can be zero in these regions. But in right side of $B$, field cannot be zero as $E_A$ is very smaller than $E_B$ (charge at $A$ is smaller magnitude and its distance from $B$ is also large).

So, field can be zero in region left of $A$.

Standard 12
Physics

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