In the figure particle 1 (of charge +7.83 mC), particle 2 (of charge +7.83 mC), and particle 3 (of charge Q) form an equilateral triangle of edge length a. For what value of Q (both sign and magnitude) does the net electric field produced by the particles at the center of the triangle vanish? L.

In the figure particle 1 (of charge +7.83 mC), particle 2 (of charge +7.83 mC), and particle 3 (of charge Q) form an equilateral triangle of edge length a. For what value of Q (both sign and magnitude) does the net electric field produced by the particles at the center of the triangle vanish? L.

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In the figure particle 1 (of charge+7.83 mC), particle 2 (of charge +7.83 mC), and particle 3 (of charge Q) form an equilateral triangle of
edge length a. For what value of Q (both sign and magnitude) does the net electric field produced by the particles at the center of the
triangle vanish?
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