Question

Draw electric field lines due to an electric dipole

Answer 1

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.

Answer 2

Explanation:

An electric dipole consists of a system of positive and negative charges both are separated by a distance of d between them. The dipole moment shows the strength of the dipole. It is given by :

$\mu=2q\times d$

We know that the electric field lines shows the direction of electric field at a particular point. It emerges from the positive charge while it ends at the negative charge. For a positive charge, the filed lines are outwards while for a negative charge the field lines are inwards. The attached figure shows the electric field lines due to an electric dipole.