FIGURE 20-1
-Two electric charges +Q and -Q, are separated by a distance d. If you make a graph of the electric potential as a function of the distance along the line connecting the two charges, the point exactly midway between the two charges would

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FIGURE 20-1 
-Two electric charges +Q and -Q, are separated by a distance d. If you make a graph of the electric potential as a function of the distance along the line connecting the two charges, the point exactly midway between the two charges would

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The electric potential would be at a minimum at the midpoint, but it would not be a relative minimum or maximum because the potential is symmetric about that point.

FIGURE 20-1 -Two Electric Charges +Q and -Q, Are Separated by a Separated