Electric Dipole

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Electric Dipole: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as, Electric Dipole, Electric Dipole Moment & Units and Dimensions of Electric Dipole Moment etc.

Important Questions on Electric Dipole

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The S.I unit of electric dipole moment is

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Which orientation of an electric dipole(p) in a uniform electric field(E) would correspond to stable equilibrium?

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The S.I. unit of electric dipole moment is-

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An electric field is kept in non-uniform electric field. It generally experiences:

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An electric dipole of dipole moment P is placed in an electric field E. The torque exerted by the field on the dipole is-

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If the force acting on a point charge kept on the axis of an electric dipole is F. What will be the amount of the force if the distance of the point charge is doubled from the dipole?

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What is the dimension of the dipole moment?

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Choose the correct statement.

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The dipole moment of a system of charge +q distributed uniformly on an arc of radius R subtending an angle π/2 at its centre where another charge -q is placed is x C m. Find the value of x. Given q=1 C, R=8πm

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Three short electric dipoles, each of dipole moment P, are placed at the vertices of an equilateral triangle of side length L. Each dipole has its moment, oriented parallel to the opposite side of the triangle as shown in the fig. The electric field strength at the centroid of the triangle is aKPL3. Then value of a is :

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What is the unit of electric dipole moment?

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For a dipole q=2×10-6 C; d=0.01 m; find the maximum torque on the dipole if E=5×105 N C-1:-

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Identify the physical quantity, which has as its unit coulomb-metre.
(Choose from: magnetic moment/dipole moment)

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An electron and a proton are 1 m apart. The dipole moment of the system is (Take, e=1.6×10-19 C)

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The dipole moment of HCl molecule is  3.4×10-30 C-m. The separation between its ions is (e=1.6×10-19 C)

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Three point charges q, q and -2q are located at (0,-a, a),(0, a, a) and (0,0,-a) respectively. The net dipole
moment of this charge distribution is

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Choose the correct statement.

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Which of the following is not true?

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Three charges +q,  +q+-2q are arranged on equilateral triangle of side l , as shown in figure.

What is the dipole moment of the system

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Three points charges +q, -2q and +q are placed at points x=0, y=a, z=0, x=0, y=0,z=0 and x=a, y=0, z=0 , respectively. The magnitude and direction of the electric dipole moment vector of this charge assembly are