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August 13, 2020 • 16:34 pm 30 points
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Four equal point charges are placed at the corners of a square. how many points are there in space where electric field is zero (a) one (b) two (d) infinite e)

Four equal point charges are placed at the corners of a square. How many points are there in space where electric field is zero (a) One (b) Two (d) Infinite e) Five

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    Somnath

    Only one such point is possible where electric field is zero.The point will be at the centre of the squire.

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    Dhairya sharma

    A is the answer. There will be only one point where electric field will be zero that is centre point of the square.

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    Ravi prakash yadav best-answer

    A is the answer. There will be only one point where electric field will be zero that is centre point of the square.

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    some sources online say that there will be 5 points ( unstable equilibrium) but I don't understand how it's is possible ... because clearly if we place a +q charge at the mid point of one side the net force on it will be non-zero

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    clearly force acting on a charge placed at mid point of any of the side won't be zero.

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    see this is the electric field at mid point of any of the side due to all four charges,clearly it is not zero

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