alleryStart learning →Two equal positive charges are placed apart. The field at their midpoint is
AZero in magnitude
BTwice one field
CDirected to a charge
DInfinitely large
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Zero in magnitude
The two equal fields at the midpoint point in opposite directions and cancel by superposition.
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