Consider two point charges of equal magnitude and opposite sign separated by certain distance. The neutral point due to them

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A neutral point is a point where the net force is zero.
For two charges of opposite nature and equal magnitude no neutral point exists.
The neutral point can exist only if the charges have different magnitudes.
We can understand this through the figure
The charges are of the opposite nature

When the charges are of opposite nature but of equal magnitude.

From the figure it is clear that there is no any neutral point exists.

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