Dipole in a Uniform External Field

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Dipole in a Uniform External Field: Overview

This topic consists of various concepts like Condition of Stable Equilibrium of a Dipole in Electric Field,Condition of Equilibrium of a Dipole in Electric Field,Torque on a Dipole in Electric Field, etc.

Important Questions on Dipole in a Uniform External Field

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An electric dipole is in unstable equilibrium in the uniform electric field. The angle between its dipole moment and electric field is

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An electric dipole is placed at an angle of 30° with an electric field of intensity 2×105 N C-1. It experiences a torque equal to 4 N m. Calculate the magnitude of charge on the dipole, if the dipole length is 2 cm.

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Two charges of each magnitude 0.01 C and separated by a distance of 0.4 mm constitute an electric dipole. If the dipole is placed in an uniform electric field E of 10 dyne·C-1 making 30 angle with E, the magnitude of torque acting on dipole is:

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A dipole of charge 0.01 C and separation 0.4 mm, is placed in an electric field of strength 10 dyn C-1. Find the maximum torque exerted on the dipole in the field

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Which of the following represents electric field neither constant in magnitude nor in direction?

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An electric dipole with dipole moment 4×10-9 C m is aligned at 30° with the direction of a uniform electric field of magnitude 5×104 N C-1, the magnitude of the torque acting on the dipole is

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An electric dipole with dipole moment 5×10-7 C m is in the electric field of 2×104 N C-1 at an angle of 60° with the direction of the electric field. The torque acting on the dipole is

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An electric dipole consist of 2 opposite charges of magnitude 13×10-7C, separated by 2 cm. The dipole is placed in an external field of 3×10+7NC-1. Determine maximum torque on the dipole.

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An electric dipole having a dipole moment p is initially aligned along a uniform electric field E. If the dipole is rotated from its equilibrium position by a small angle, it would execute simple harmonic oscillation. If the moment of inertia of the dipole is I, the period of oscillation is

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An electric dipole of length 10 cm having charges ±6×10-3 C, placed at 30° with respect to a uniform electric field experiences a torque of magnitude 63 Nm. The magnitude of the electric field is

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The electric field in a certain region of space obeys Ey0, Ex=Ez=0 and Ex0, Ey=Ez=0. Then, net torque on an electric dipole parallel to the x-axis in this field is

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What happens when a dipole is in the presence of non uniform electric field?

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What is stability of equilibrium?

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What is stable and unstable condition of dipole?

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What is the condition of stable and unstable equilibrium of electric dipole?

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An electric dipole of moment p is placed in an electric field of intensity E. The dipole acquires a position such that the axis of the dipole makes an angle θ with the direction of the field. Assuming that the potential energy of the dipole to be zero when θ = 9 0 o , the torque and the potential energy of the dipole will respectively be

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A pair of charge +q and -q, separated by a small distance 2a ia place in a electric field E, so that the line joining the charges makes an angle θwith E. Write the expression for torque ς and ς.

 

 

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Assertion (A): An electric dipole is placed in a uniform electric field. Its equilibrium will be stable when the dipole is set along the direction of the electric field.

Reason (R): In stable equilibrium energy of dipole should be the least possible.

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Assertion (A):  An electric dipole is placed in a uniform electric field. Its equilibrium will be stable when the dipole is set along the direction of the electric field.

Reason (R): In stable equilibrium energy of dipole should be the least possible.

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What are the conditions for stable and unstable equilibrium for torque of an electric dipole placed in uniform electric field?