Two charges q and 2q are placed along the X-axis in front of a grounded, infinite conducting plane, as shown in the figure. They are located respectively at a distance of 0.5 m and 1.5 m from the plane. The force acting on the charge q is

A. $$\frac{1}{{4\pi {\varepsilon _0}}}\frac{{7{q^2}}}{2}$$
B. $$\frac{1}{{4\pi {\varepsilon _0}}}2{q^2}$$
C. $$\frac{1}{{4\pi {\varepsilon _0}}}{q^2}$$
D. $$\frac{1}{{4\pi {\varepsilon _0}}}\frac{{{q^2}}}{2}$$
Answer: Option A

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