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Q.What is the unit of dipole moment?

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Dipole moment is defined as p⃗=q(2l⃗)\vec{p}=q(2\vec{l}) (section 10.9), the product of the magnitude of each charge (in coulombs) and the separation between them (in metres). Multiplying these units together directly gives the SI unit of dipole moment as coulomb-metre, written C m. Because this SI unit turns out to be an inconveniently LARGE unit for describing the tiny dipole moments of individual molecules (which are typically of order 10−2910^{-29} to 10−3010^{-30} C m), a smaller, more practical unit called the DEBYE (D) is commonly used instead in chemistry and molecular physics …

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