
A point charge of mass is suspended vertically by a string of length A point dipole of dipole moment is now brought towards from infinity so that the charge moves away. The final equilibrium position of the system including the direction of the dipole, the angles and distances is shown in the figure below. If the work done in bringing the dipole to this position is where is the acceleration due to gravity, then the value of is (Note that for three coplanar forces keeping a point mass in equilibrium, is the same for all forces, where is any one of the forces and is the angle between the other two forces)



Important Questions on Electrostatics
In the figure the net torque acting on the dipole is





An electric dipole having point charges and , separated by a fixed distance is kept under the influence of a uniform electric field , such that the axis of the dipole is making an angle with the direction of , as shown in the figure. If the electric dipole is allowed to rotate in the -plane with its center being stationary, what is the magnitude of the net torque acting on the electric dipole?





A dipole is placed in a uniform electric field with its axis parallel to the field. It experiences:




There is an electric dipole in X-Y plane .Its dipole moment is On the same plane there is also a uniform
electric field of magnitude . If the axis of dipole makes an angle with the electric field . Calculate the magnitude of torque acting on the dipole and also mention the direction of the torque


An electric dipole with dipole moment is inclined at with the direction of a uniform electric field of magnitude . Calculate the magnitude of torque acting on the dipole.




