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Published on: September 12, 2026
Three charges are placed at the vertices of an equilateral triangle of side ' 
' as shown in the following figure. The force experienced by the charge placed at the vertex 
in a direction normal to 
is
A
B
C
Zero
D
Text Solution
Verified by ExpertsThe correct answer is:
C
Hence force experienced by the charge at 
in the direction normal to 
is zero.
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