Six-point charges are kept
apart from each other on the circumference of a circle of radius
as shown in figure. The net electric field at the center of the circle is
(
is permittivity of free space)

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Six point charges equally spaced
apart on a circle of radius R , with alternating arrangement creating a dipole-like configuration.
Each charge creates an electric field at the center of magnitude
pointing radially (outward for +Q , inward for -Q ).
By vector addition of field contributions from all six charges with proper angle consideration:
The charges at specific positions create a net field with components that depend on their arrangement.
For the given symmetric configuration, the net electric field is:
This corresponds to magnitude
at angle of
from the positive x -axis.
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