
An electric dipole is placed in a non uniform electric field, then it experiences:


Important Questions on Electrostatics
The adjacent diagram shows a charge held on an insulating support and enclosed by a hollow spherical conductor. represents the centre of the spherical conductor and is a point such that and . The electric field at point will be:

Consider the following statements about electric dipole and select the correct ones.
S1: Electric dipole moment vector is directed from negative charge to positive charge.
S2: The electric field of a dipole at a point with position vector depends on as well as the angle between and .
S3: The electric dipole potential falls off as and not as .
S4: In a uniform electric field, the electric dipole experiences no net forces but a torque .



Two point charges & whose magnitudes are same are positioned at a certain distance from each other; is at origin. Graph is drawn between electric field strength and distance x from . is taken positive if it is along the line joining from to
From the graph it can be decided that.



A circular disc of radius with charge density is placed in plane with center at . Find electric field at a distance of perpendicular to plane of disc.
