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Three identical charges of q each are placed at the three verticess of an equilateral triangle ABC of side a, Electrostatic force experienced by a point charge `q_0` situated at the centroid G of triangle is ___________

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Zero .
Because three forces are of equall magnitude and are inclined at an angle of ` 120 ^(@) ` from one another . As a result the resultant force is zero.
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