Potential Due to a Electric Dipole

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Potential Due to a Electric Dipole: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as, Electric Potential Due to Dipole at Axial Point, Electric Potential Due Dipole at Equatorial Point & Electric Potential Due to Dipole at General Point etc.

Important Questions on Potential Due to a Electric Dipole

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The electric potential at the equatorial position due to the dipole is zero.

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An electric dipole of length 20 cm having ±3×10-3 C charge placed at 60o with respect to a uniform electric field experiences a torque of magnitude 6 N m . The potential energy of the dipole is

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A molecule of a substance has a permanent electric dipole moment of magnitude 10-30 C m. A mole of this substance is polarized by applying a strong electrostatic field of magnitude 107 V m-1. The direction of field is changed by an angle 60°. The heat released by the substance in aligning it's dipole along the new direction of the field is:

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Which of the following is not true?

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Two charges +20 μC and -20 μC are placed 10 mm apart. The electric field at point P, on the axis of the dipole 10 cm away from its centre O on the side of the positive charge is
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Two electric dipoles P1= -4Qa i^ and P2= -2 Qa i^ are at points A and B separate by distance r. Find the distance from point A where net electric potential is zero.

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In the given dipole, for r>>2l , the electric potential at A will be

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An electric dipole is fixed at the origin of coordinates. Its moment is directed in the positive x -direction. A positive charge is moved from the point r, 0 to the point -r, 0 by an external agent. In this process, the work done by the agent is

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A short dipole is placed along X-axis with centre at origin. The electric field at a point P, which is at a distance r from origin such that, OP=r makes an angle of 45° with X-axis, is directed along a direction making -

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Two charges +q and -q are kept apart. Then at any point on the right bisector of line joining the two charges,

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The ratio of electric field and potential (E/V) at mid-point of electric dipole of length l, for which separation is