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At point p, the field vanishes and therefore the magnitudes of individual fields produced by the two point charges at point p must be equal and directions antiparallel. Two large, parallel conducting plates are separated by a distance d. University physics with modern physics 14th edition answers to chapter 21 electric charge and electric field problems discussion questions page 7 q21. Electric field lines generated by a positive point charge with charge 2q.
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