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Two metallic spheres of the same size with charges +6.0 µC and −2.5 µC are kept...

Two metallic spheres of the same size with charges +6.0 µC and −2.5 µC are kept 0.34 m apart. Find the location where the electric field is zero if the +6.0-µC charge is at the origin and the −2.5-µC charge is at x = 0.34 m.

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