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Three charges `+4q`, Q and q are placed in a straight line of length l at points `0, (l)/(2)` and ldistance away from one end respectively. What shold be Q in order to make the net force on q to be zero?

A

`-q`

B

`-2q`

C

`-q//2`

D

`4q`

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