Question

8. Define 'electric dipole! Give the
expression for the magnitiude of
its electric dipole moment and the
direction.​

Answer 1

ᴛʜᴇ ᴇʟᴇᴄᴛʀɪᴄ ᴅɪᴘᴏʟᴇ ᴍᴏᴍᴇɴᴛ ғᴏʀ ᴀ ᴘᴀɪʀ ᴏғ ᴏᴘᴘᴏsɪᴛᴇ ᴄʜᴀʀɢᴇs ᴏғ ᴍᴀɢɴɪᴛᴜᴅᴇ ǫ ɪs ᴅᴇғɪɴᴇᴅ ᴀs ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴀɢɴɪᴛᴜᴅᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄʜᴀʀɢᴇ ᴛɪᴍᴇs ᴛʜᴇ ᴅɪsᴛᴀɴᴄᴇ ʙᴇᴛᴡᴇᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇғɪɴᴇᴅ ᴅɪʀᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ɪs ᴛᴏᴡᴀʀᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴏsɪᴛɪᴠᴇ ᴄʜᴀʀɢᴇ.

Answer 2

Explanation:

The electric dipole moment for a pair of opposite charges of magnitude q is defined as the magnitude of the charge times the distance between them and the defined direction is toward the positive charge.