Four equal charges Q are placed at the four comers of a square of each side is 'a'. Work done in removing a charge -Q from its centre to infinity is
0
2Q24πε0a
2Q2πε0a
Q22πε0a
Potential at centre O of the square,
VO=4Q4πε0(a/2)
Work done in shifting (- Q)charge from centre to infinity
W=-QV∞-VO=QVO=42Q24πε0a=2Q2πε0a