A particle with charge -40.0 nC is on the x axis at the point with coordinate x 0. A second particle, with charge -20.0 nC, is on the x axis at x = 0.500 m. There is a point between x = 0 and x = 500 mm where the electric field is zero. Is the electric potential zero at this point?

A particle with charge -40.0 nC is on the x axis at the point with coordinate x 0. A second particle, with charge -20.0 nC, is on the x axis at x = 0.500 m. There is a point between x = 0 and x = 500 mm where the electric field is zero. Is the electric potential zero at this point?

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