Final answer:
To find the location(s) along the x-axis where the electric field due to two charges is zero, set the magnitudes of the electric field due to each charge equal to each other and solve for the position.
Step-by-step explanation:
The location(s) along the x-axis where the electric field due to two charges is zero can be found by considering the charges and their positions.
If we have two charges, one positive and one negative, situated 5 cm from each other, the electric field points away from the positive charge and towards the negative charge. The electric fields from the two charges cancel each other out at a certain point or points along the x-axis, resulting in zero net electric field.
To find the location(s) of zero electric field, we can use the principle of superposition and solve for the position where the electric field contributions from the positive and negative charges cancel each other out. We can do this by setting the magnitudes of the electric field due to each charge equal to each other and solving for the position.