Electric Potential: 0 Between 2 Point Charges of +q?

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In the discussion regarding electric potential between two point charges of +q, it is established that the electric potential does not equal zero at any point other than infinity. Specifically, the potential is not zero at the midpoint between the charges; rather, the electric field is zero there. The electric potential represents the energy required to move a charge from infinity to a specific point, and thus, it remains positive between the two charges.

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if you had two point charges of charge +q each, where would the electric potential vanishes, other than at infinite?

the thing i am reading says "nowhere", though i am wondering, why can there not be 0 electric potential exactly halfway between the charges?
 
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Nowhere. The potential is not the field, so midway between the charges the potential is not zero but its derivative and therefore the electric field, is zero. The potential is a measure of how much energy you need, to get from infinity to that point.
 

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