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Equal charges Q are placed at the four corners A, B, C, D of a square of length a. The magnitude of the force on the charge at B will be

A

`(3q^(2))/(4 pi epsi_(0)a^(2))`

B

`(q^(2))/(4 pi epsi_(0)a^(2))`

C

`((1 + 2 sqrt2)/(2)) (q^(2))/(4 pi epsi_(0) a^(2))`

D

`(2 + (1)/(sqrt2)) (q^(2))/(4 pi epsi_(0)a^(2))`

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