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Three charges are placed at the vertices of an equilateral trianlge of side `a` as shown in the following figure. The force experienced by the charge placed at the vertex `A` in a direction normal to `BC` is

A

`Q^(2)//(4pi epsilon_(0)a^(2))`

B

`-Q^(2)//(4pi epsilon_(0)a^(2))`

C

Zero

D

`Q^(2)//(2piepsilon_(0)a^(2))`

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