Point charges +6 µC and −2 µC are placed 8 cm apart on a straight line

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Problem

Point charges +6 µC and −2 µC are placed 8 cm apart on a straight line. How far from the +6 µC charge, measured along the line joining them, is the electric potential zero? (a) 5.1 cm5.1\ \text{cm} (b) 6 cm6\ \text{cm} (c) 2 cm2\ \text{cm} (d) 12 cm12\ \text{cm}

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