Consider eight +Q point charges distributed equidistantly on a circle of radius R as shown. What is the electric potential at the center of the circle? Explain answer. (note: k = 1/4πε0)  A. -8kQ/R  B. +8kQ/R  C. zero

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Consider eight +Q point charges distributed equidistantly on a circle of radius R as shown. What is the electric potential at the center of the circle? Explain answer. (note: k = 1/4πε0) 
A. -8kQ/R 
B. +8kQ/R 
C. zero

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