The electric field is a vector quantity, for positive charge electric field is away from the positive charge and towards the negative charge as shown in figure. Diagonally they will be in same direction and the resultant of the electric field will not be zero.
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The potential due to the charge is a scalar quantity, positive for positive charge and negative for negative charge. Potential for all the charges has same magnitude but different sign. Therefore, the net potential is zero.
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Four point charges are placed at the corners of a square as shown in figure. At the centre of the square
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In the electric field of a point charge which is kept at point , a certain charge is carried from to and from to . If work done from to is and from to is , then (Where )