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Electric potential: conceptual problems (part 1)

Problem

The image below shows the electric field lines of a negative point charge.
The work done by an external agent in slowly moving a small positive charge (zero acceleration) from the point, X, to infinity is W.
Choose the correct statement about W.
Choose 1 answer: