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Suggest a configuration of three point charges separated by finite distances that has zero electric potential energy.

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The configuration shown in Fig. has zero potential energy for three charges.

`U = (Kq.q)/(r ) + (Kq(-q))/(2r) + (Kq(-q)q)/(2r) = 0`
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