Question
Question: Figure shows the electric field lines around three point charges A, B and C. Which region or regions...
Figure shows the electric field lines around three point charges A, B and C. Which region or regions of the figure could the electric field be zero?
A
Near A
B
Near B
C
Near C
D
Nowhere
Answer
Near A
Explanation
Solution
: From the figure, it is clear that, there cannot be a neutral point between a positive and a negative charge. Neutral point can be only there between two like charges i.e., A and C, As magnitude of charge A is smaller than the magnitude of charge C, therefore, neutral point would lie closer to the charge A.