Does it matter if a charge (unknown) placed at infinity

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Does it matter if a charge (unknown) placed at infinity w.r.t to one known charge be called positive or negative?


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hi vivekrai! :smile:
vivekrai said:
Does it matter if a charge (unknown) placed at infinity w.r.t to one known charge be called positive or negative?

well, so long as it stays there, i don't see how it can do any harm :confused:

were you thinking of doing anything with it? :smile: