Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Physics

Chapter

Electric Charges and Fields

Question:
If the electric field at a point on the line between two charges is zero, what can you say about the charges?
Options:
the charges have opposite signs
the charges have same magnitudes
the charges have same signs
the charges have different magnitudes
Correct Answer:
the charges have same signs
Explanation:
They must have the same sign of charge. This is because electric field is a vector quantity. For example, if both are positive, then the electric field points away from each charge and the resultant will be zero where they meet at the point between them.