nsider two point charges Q & 2Q which are r distance apart. When the given charges have, opposite signs, is there any point along the straight distance, which passes through these charges where electric field intensity is zero? Also discuss the electric field intensity if the two charges

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Consider two point charges Q & 2Q which are r distance apart. When the given charges have, opposite signs, is there any point along the straight distance, which passes through these charges where electric field intensity is zero? Also discuss the electric field intensity if the two charges have same sign.

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