A few electric field lines for a system of two charges `Q_1` and `Q_2` fixed at two different points on the x-axis are shown in the figure. These lines suggest that

Options

A. `|Q_(1)| gt |Q_(2)|`
B. `|Q_(1)| lt |Q_(2)|`
C. at finite distnance to the left of `Q_(1)`, the electric field is zero
D. at a finitie distance to the right of `Q_(2)`, the electric field is zero

Answer

A, D

Explanation

Number of field lines from `Q_(1)` is greater than that from `Q_(2)`. Therefore `|Q_(1)| gt |Q_(2)|`. Also, as right of `Q_(2)`, electric field would be zero.