The diagram shows three infinitely long uniform line charges placed on the $X, Y$ and $Z$ axes with linear charge densities $2\lambda, 3\lambda$ and $\lambda$ respectively. The work done by an external agent in moving a unit positive charge from $(1, 1, 1)$ to $(0, 1, 1)$ is equal to:

  • A
    $(\lambda \ln 2) / (2 \pi \varepsilon_0)$
  • B
    $(\lambda \ln 2) / (\pi \varepsilon_0)$
  • C
    $(3 \lambda \ln 2) / (2 \pi \varepsilon_0)$
  • D
    None

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