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Factfinder
22nd April 2012 - 04:18 PM
sounds silly to be posted here, but is the electric potential arround an isolated negetive charge considered negetive or positive? Also, at the mid point between a negetive and a positive charge of same charge, is the electric potential zero or not?
mahnoorbloch
24th April 2012 - 04:26 AM
QUOTE (Factfinder+Apr 22 2012, 04:18 PM)
sounds silly to be posted here, but is the electric potential arround an isolated negetive charge considered negetive or positive? Also, at the mid point between a negetive and a positive charge of same charge, is the electric potential zero or not?

i think its also depend on distance.
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