Nine point charges are placed on a cube as shown in the figure. The charge $q$ is placed at the body centre whereas all other charges are at the vertices. The electrostatic potential energy of the system will be
  • A
    Positive
  • B
    Negative
  • C
    Zero
  • DDepends on sign and value of $q$
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