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Grade 6Electrostatics

A short electric dipole of dipole moment P is placed at a distance r from the centre of a solid metallic sphere of radius a(

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7 Years agoGrade 6
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Profile image of Saif
7 Years ago
In this case,
Electric field due to induced charges will be same as due to electric field due to dipole at an axial point but direction is opposite as of dipole
means direction of electric field of induced charges is along CO
{ as direction of E.F. due to dipole is along OC}