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The electric field in a region surrounding the origin and along the x- axis is uniform. A small circle is drawn with the center at the origin cutting the axes at points `A, B, C, and D` having coordinates `(a,0),(0.a), (-a,0), and (0, -a)`, respectively, as shown in (Fig. 3.127). Then the potential is minimum at.
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`A`

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`B`

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`C`

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`D`

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Potential decreases in the direction of electric field.
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