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AP Physics C: E&M
9.2 Electric Potential
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Two point charges positioned along the x-axis.
Two point charges positioned along the x-axis.
A point charge \(+q\) is fixed at the origin \(x = 0\), and a second point charge \(-2q\) is fixed at \(x = d\) along the \(x\)-axis. Electric potential is defined to be zero at an infinite distance from the charges. At what position on the \(x\)-axis between the two charges is the net electric potential equal to zero, and what is the status of the net electric field at that same position?

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