Three charges $4q, Q$ and $q$ are placed at positions $0, \frac{l}{2}$ and $l$ respectively along a straight line. If the resultant force on $q$ is zero,then $Q$ is equal to

  • A
    $-q$
  • B
    $-2q$
  • C
    $-\frac{q}{2}$
  • D
    $-4q$

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