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An electric charge, A, is placed carefully between two other charges, B and C, and experiences no net electric force. Do B and C have the same charge (positive OR negative) as one another, opposite charges
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An electric charge, A, is placed carefully between two other charges, B and C, and experiences no net electric force. Do B

and C have the same charge (positive OR negative) as one another, opposite charges from one another, or do you not have
enough information to tell?

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Answer:

I do not have enough information to tell

Step-by-step explanation:

This is deduced due to the fact that if the net force due to B and C on A is zero, the charges on B and C could either be positive or negative depending on the charge on A.

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