A point charge of 10 μ C is placed at the origin. At what location on the X-axis should a point charge of 40 μ C be placed so that the net electric field is zero at x=2 cm on the X-axis?

Electrostatics: JEE Main 2023 Physics question

JEE Main 2023 · 25 Jan, Evening shift · Q6975

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A point charge of 10

\mu

C is placed at the origin. At what location on the X-axis should a point charge of 40

\mu

C be placed so that the net electric field is zero at

x=2

cm on the X-axis?