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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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