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Define electric dipole and electric dipole moment ?

Rushikesh Mude , 8 Years ago

Grade 12th pass

4 Answers

aman

Last Activity: 7 Years ago

electric dipole is a system of two equal and opposite charges placed at a distance Electric dipole moment is defined as the product of the charge with distance separating them P=q×l

Sanju

Last Activity: 7 Years ago

Electric dipole is a pair of 2 objects with equal and opposite charge seperated by a finite distance.

For example, if we have 2 charges say, +Q & -Q (of equal & opposite charge) seperated by a distance ‘r’ , it is said to be an electric dipole. (See figure below)

+Q ----------------------------------------------------------- -Q

Electric dipole moment is equal to the maginuted of the charge multiplied by the distance between the charges.

It is denoted using the letter ‘p’.

Electric dipole moment, p = Q * r

Electric dipole moment is a vector quantity. That is, it has both magnitude and direction.

The direction is taken from negative charge to positive charge.

Koushik

Last Activity: 7 Years ago

ELECTRIC DIPOLE: It is the seperation of positive and negative charges generally by a distance of 2a. DIPOLE MOMENT:It is measure of the separation of positive and negative electrical charges within a system, that is, a measure of the system's overall polarity.