Question 1.3: Three charges of 3 × 10^−9 C each are placed in the three co...

Basic Electrical and Electronics Engineering-II

Three charges of $3 × 10^{−9}$ C each are placed in the three corners of an equilateral triangle of side 3 m. Calculate the potential at the centroid of the triangle.

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