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

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  • A

    Positive

  • B

    Negative

  • C

    Zero

  • D

    Depends on sign and value of $q$

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