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IIT-JEE 2007 Paper 2 Offline
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
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Positive and negative point charges of equal magnitude are kept at $$\left(0,0, \frac{a}{2}\right)$$ and $$\left(0,0, \frac{-a}{2}\right)$$, respectively. The work done by the electric field when another positive point charge is moved from $$(-a, 0,0)$$ to $$(0, a, 0)$$ is

A
positive
B
negative
C
zero
D
depends on the path connecting the initial and final positions
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