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Grade 12th passElectrostatics

what is mean by electric dipole?

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12 Years agoGrade 12th pass
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Profile image of KOPPULA ANIL
12 Years ago

Coola dipole with equal and opposite electric charges

Profile image of Arbaz IIIT
12 Years ago

Two equal and opposite small charges which are seperated by a small distance is called an electric dipole.

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Profile image of Sumit Majumdar
12 Years ago

Hello,

An electric dipole is two charged objects, with equal but opposite electric charges, that are separated by a distance. 

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Sumit Majumdar, 
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Ph.D, IIT Delhi

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