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A -4.00 nC point charge is at the origin, and a second +8.00 nC point charge...

A -4.00 nC point charge is at the origin, and a second +8.00 nC point charge is on the x-axis at x = 60 cm.

Find the net electric force that the two charges would exert on a proton placed at x = 30cm?

At what location would the net electric field due to the two charges be zero?

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Electric field is zero at negative x-axis at 150cm from the origin. So at x= -150cm electric field is zero.

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