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Grade 12Electrostatics

WHY A DIPOLE KEPT IN A UNIFORM FIELD, POSITIVE CHARGE ROTATES IN DIRECTION OF ELECTRIC FIELD OF LINES WHILE NEGATIVE CHARGE ROTATES OPPOSITE TO THE DIRECTION OF ELECTRIC FIELD

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8 Years agoGrade 12
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8 Years ago
Electric field is directed from positive to negative potential , therefore for a positive charge it in the direction of field and for negative charge it is opposite to the field !