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Q.Define an electric dipole.

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An electric dipole = two equal, opposite charges a small fixed distance apart, described by the dipole moment vector p⃗\vec p.

An electric dipole consists of two point charges of equal magnitude qq and opposite sign (+q+q and −q-q), separated by a small distance 2a2a. Because the net charge is zero, a dipole does not experience a net force in a uniform electric field, but it does experience a torque that tends to align it with the field.

Its strength is measured by the electric dipole moment

p⃗=q(2a⃗)\vec p = q(2\vec a) …

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