What will be the magnitude of the electric field at point $O$ as shown in the figure? Each side of the figure has length $l$ and segments are perpendicular to each other.

  • A
    $\frac{q}{4 \pi \varepsilon_{0} l^{2}}$
  • B
    $\frac{1}{4 \pi \varepsilon_{0}} \frac{q}{2l^{2}}(2 \sqrt{2}-1)$
  • C
    $\frac{1}{4 \pi \varepsilon_{0}} \frac{q}{l^{2}}$
  • D
    $\frac{1}{4 \pi \varepsilon_{0}} \frac{2q}{2l^{2}}(\sqrt{2})$

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