At what point on the line joining the two charge is the electric potential zero.
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Let the potential at point A be 0.
VA+VB=0
kq1x+kq2d−x=0
kq1x=−kq2d−x
⇒q1x=q2x−d
⇒x=q1dq1−q2
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