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An electric dipole is kept fixed at a location. A positive point charge is brought near the dipole. What will be the maximum number of null points by placing point charge at appropriate location with respect to electric dipole?

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Electric field intensity due to point charge can balance electric field intensity due to electric dipole only at one point.
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