Consider the configuration of a system of four charges each of value $+q$. The work done by an external agent in changing the configuration of the system from Figure $(1)$ to Figure $(2)$ is:

  • A
    $\frac{kq^2}{a}(3 - \sqrt{2})$
  • B
    $\frac{-kq^2}{a}(3 + \sqrt{2})$
  • C
    $\frac{kq^2}{a}(3 + \sqrt{2})$
  • D
    $\frac{-kq^2}{a}(3 - \sqrt{2})$

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