Electric Dipole

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Electric Dipole: Overview

This Topic covers sub-topics such as Electric Dipole, Electric Dipole Moment, Electric Field Due to Dipole at Axial Point, Point Dipole, Torque on a Dipole in Electric Field and, Force on a Dipole in Non-uniform Electric Field

Important Questions on Electric Dipole

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What is a dipole in physics?

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What is electric dipole formula?

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Where do dipoles point?

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What is point dipole give example?

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What is point dipole Class 12?

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Calculate the electric field due to a dipole at a point on the equatorial plane.

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An electric dipole of length 1 cm is placed with the axis making an angle of 30° to an electric field of strength 104 N C-1. If it experiences a torque of 103 N m, the potential energy (in joule) of the dipole is -x J. Find the value of x.

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Assertion: Net electric force on electric dipole is zero in a uniform electric field.

Reason: Value of electric field at axis due to electric dipole is double of equatorial axis of it.

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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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Calculate the electric field due to a dipole on its axial line.

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Define ‘Electric dipole’

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In a system two charges qA=2.5×10-7 C and qB=-2.5 × 10-7 C are situated at point A(0, 0, -15 cm) and B(0, 0, + 15 cm). Find the electric dipole moment of the system.

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What is the net force (in SI units) on an electric dipole in a uniform electric field?
(Give only the magnitude of the solution).

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For the same distance from centre of the dipole the ratio of electric fields at longitudinal and transverse position is 

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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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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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Which of the following is not true?

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An electric dipole consists of charges ±2.0×10-8C separated by a distance of 2.0×10-3 m. It is placed near a long line charge of linear charge density 4.0×10-4 C m-1 as shown in the figure, such that the negative charge is at a distance of 20 cm line charge. The force acting on the dipole will be
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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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