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Consider three charges q1, q2, q3 each equal to q at the vertices of an equilateral triangle of side l. What is the force on a charge Q (with the same sign as q) placed at the centroid of the triangle?

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Solution

F=Kq1qx2sameforallthree,distancebetweenchargesissame.


As we can see, equal forces radially acting outward direction, canceling each components, therefore net force at center is zero



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