Six point charges equally spaced 60° apart on a circle of radius R, with alternating arrangement creating a dipole-like configuration.
Each charge creates an electric field at the center of magnitude E0=4πε0R2Q pointing radially (outward for +Q, inward for -Q).
By vector addition of field contributions from all six charges with proper angle consideration:
The charges at specific positions create a net field with components that depend on their arrangement.
For the given symmetric configuration, the net electric field is: E=4πε0R2Q(3i^−j^)
This corresponds to magnitude 2E0 at angle of −30° from the positive x-axis.
