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A point Q lies on the perpendicular bisector of an electric dipole of dipole moment p. If the distance of Q from the dipole is r (much larger than the size of the dipole), then the electric intensity E at Q is proportional to

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Determine the electric dipole moment of the system of three charges, placed on the vertices of an equilateral triangle, as shown in the figure:

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A system has two charges qA=2.5×10-7C and qB=-2.5×10-7C located at points A:(0, 0,-15 cm) and B: (0, 0, +15 cm), respectively. What is the magnitude and direction of electric dipole moment of the system?
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Two charges 10 μC and -10 μC are placed at points A and B separated by a distance of 10 cm. Find the electric field at a point P on the perpendicular bisector of AB, at a distance of 12 cm from its mid-point.

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Charges -q and +q, located at A and B, respectively, constitute an electric dipole. Distance AB=2aO is the mid point of the dipole and OP is perpendicular to AB. A charge Q is placed at P where OP=y and y2a. The charge Q experiences an electrostatic force F. If Q is now moved along the equatorial line to P' such that OP'=y3 the force on Q will be close toy32a
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Two identical electric point dipoles have dipole have dipole moments p1=pi^ and p2=pi^ and are held on the x-axis at distance 'a' from each other. When released, they move along the x-axis with the direction of their dipole moments remaining unchanged. If the mass of each dipole is 'm', their speed when they are infinitely far apart is :
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An electric dipole of length 5 cm is placed in an uniform electric field of 5×105 N C-1 at an angle of 30° with the charges +10 mC and -10 mC on the dipole. The dipole experiences a torque of
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A dipole is placed in an electric field as shown. In which direction will it move?

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An electric dipole consisting of charges +q and -q separated by a distance L is in stable equilibrium in a uniform electric field E.The electrostatic potential energy of the dipole is :
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The electric field at a point on the equatorial plane at a distance r from the centre of a dipole having dipole moment p is given by (r>> separation of two charges forming the dipole, ϵ0- permittivity of free space)
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Two ideal electric dipoles A and B, having their dipole moment p1 and p2 respectively are placed on a plane with their centres at O as shown in the figure. At point C on the axis of dipole A, the resultant electric field is making an angle of 37° with the axis. The ratio of the dipole moment of A and B,p1p2 is:( take sin37°=35

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An electric dipole consists of two opposite charges, each of magnitude 1.0 μC separated by a distance of 2.0 cm. The dipole is placed in an external field of 105 NC-1 The maximum torque on the dipole is
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Which of the following molecules is a polar molecule?
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In the figure the net torque acting on the dipole is

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An electric dipole is placed at an angle of 30° with an electric field intensity 2×105 N C-1. It experiences a torque equal to 4Nm . The charge on the dipole, if the dipole length is 2cm , is
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An electric dipole having point charges +q and -q, separated by a fixed distance d is kept under the influence of a uniform electric field E, such that the axis of the dipole is making an angle θ=45° with the direction of E, as shown in the figure. If the electric dipole is allowed to rotate in the xy-plane with its center being stationary, what is the magnitude of the net torque acting on the electric dipole?

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A test charge q is brought from infinity along the perpendicular bisector of an electric dipole. The work done on qby the electric field of the dipole is
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Two equal and opposite charges of 2.0 micro-coulombs are situated at a distance of 3.0 cm. Its electric dipole moment will be
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The net electric charge enclosed by a Gaussian surface of dipole is
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An electric dipole of moment p=-i^-3j^+2k^×10-29 C m at the origin 0, 0, 0 . The electric field due to this dipole at r=+i^+3j^+5k^ (note that r·p=0 ) is parallel to:
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A Point dipole p=-p0x^ is kept at the origin. The potential and electric field due to this dipole on the y-axis at a distance d are, respectively: (Taken V=0 at infinity)