Physics Electrostatics Potential & Capacitance All Topic Question for Revision Test MCQ (Single Correct)

Four identical charges each are placed, one at each corner of a square of side 2 m. How much external energy is required to bring another charge of from infinity to the centre of the square?

A
64 J
B
41 J
C
16 J
D
10 J

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Potential at center,

Potential at the center of square,

Work done in bringing a charge ( ) from to centre of the square is

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