Answer: zero.
- A zero
- B a maximum
- C kq/r²
- D 2kq/r²
Correct answer: A. zero
Explanation: The two equal fields point in opposite directions at the midpoint and cancel, giving zero.
Field lines always point from positive to negative charge, are denser where the field is stronger, and never cross; an isolated positive charge has lines radiating symmetrically outward, while a dipole's lines curve from the positive to the negative charge.
Concept context
Coulomb's law, electric field, potential, capacitors, Gauss's law.