Four point charges are placed at the vertices of a regular hexagon as shown in the figure below. What will be the net electric field at the centre?

  • A
    Zero
  • B
    $\frac{kQ}{a^2}$
  • C
    $\frac{kQ\sqrt{3}}{a^2}$
  • D
    $\frac{2kQ}{a^2}$

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