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Two point charges are kept at a certain distance from one another. The graph represents the variartion of the potential along the straight line connecting the two charges. At what point is the electric field zero ?

A

`1`

B

`2`

C

`3`

D

none of these

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C
`E_(x) = - (dV)/(dx) = 0 rarr` at point `3`.
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