23.34 Four identical point charges (+1.61 nC) are placed at the corners of a rectangle, which measures 3.00 m by 5.00 m. If the electric potential is taken to be zero at infinity, what is the potential at the geometric center of this rectangle?

23.34 Four identical point charges (+1.61 nC) are placed at the corners of a rectangle, which measures 3.00 m by 5.00 m. If the electric potential is taken to be zero at infinity, what is the potential at the geometric center of this rectangle?

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23.34 Four identical point charges (+1.61 nC) are placed at the corners of a
rectangle, which measures 3.00 m by 5.00 m. If the electric potential is taken
to be zero at infinity, what is the potential at the geometric center of this
rectangle?
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