Electrostatics Question 417
Question: Consider the points lying on a straight line joining two fixed opposite charges. Between the charges there is [Roorkee 2000]
Options:
A) No point where electric field is zero
B) Only one point where electric field is zero
C) No point where potential is zero
D) Only one point where potential is zero
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Answer:
Correct Answer: A
Solution:
(a, d) When two opposite charges are separated by a certain distance, then at two points potential is zero. One point exists between the charges and the other exists outside them. Also, no point exists between the opposite charges. Where electric field is zero.
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