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GUJCET · Physics · Electric Charges and Fields

An electrical dipole coincides on \(z\)-axis and its midpoint is on origin of the coordinate system. The electric field at an axial point at a distance \(z\) from origin is \(\overrightarrow{ E }(z)\) and electric field at an equatorial point at a distance \(y\) from origin is \(\overrightarrow{ E }(y)\).
Here \(z=y \gg a\)
so \(\left|\frac{\overrightarrow{ E }(z)}{\overrightarrow{ E }(y)}\right|=\) ________.

  1. A 1
  2. B 4
  3. C 3
  4. D 2
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(D) 2

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(D)
Electric field at an axial point
\(\overrightarrow{ E }(z)=\frac{2 k p}{z^3} \quad \dot{p} \quad z \gg a\)
→ Electric field at an equitorial point
\(\overrightarrow{ E }(y)=-\frac{k p}{y^3} \quad \hat{p} \quad y \gg a\)
\(\therefore\left|\frac{\overrightarrow{ E }(z)}{\overrightarrow{ E }(y)}\right|=2\)