Question

Define an ideal electric dipole. Give an example.

Answer 1

Define an ideal electric dipole. Give an example. We can think of an ideal dipole in which size 2α→0 and charge q→∞ in such a way that the dipole moment, p=q×2α a has a finite value, such a dipole of negligibly small size is called an ideal or point dipole. Torque on Dipole placed in uniform electric field !