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Question
Answer in brief:
A charge q is moved from a point A above a dipole of dipole moment p to a point B below the dipole in an equatorial plane without acceleration. Find the work done in this process.
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Solution
The equatorial plane of an electric dipole is an equipotential with V = 0. Thus, moving a charge between two points in a dipole's equatorial plane requires no work.
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