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Define Dipole Moment of an Electric Dipole. is It a Scalar Or a Vector? - Physics

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प्रश्न

Define dipole moment of an electric dipole. Is it a scalar or a vector?

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उत्तर

It is a vector quantity with magnitude equal to the product of either of the charge and the length of the electric dipole.

p = q (2a)

Where,

q = charge

2a=Length of the dipole

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