For the given arrangement,where four charges are fixed at the corners of a square as shown,find the value of the additional charge $Q$ to be placed on one of the vertices so that the component of the net electric field along the vertical symmetric axis is zero at every point on the vertical axis.

  • A
    $-q$
  • B
    $-3q$
  • C
    $-5q$
  • D
    $-4q$

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