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MHT CET · Physics · Electrostatics

The electric potential at a point on the axis of an electric dipole is proportional to \([\mathrm{r}=\) distance between centre of the electric dipole and the point]

  1. A \(\frac{1}{r}\)
  2. B \(\frac{1}{\mathrm{r}^2}\)
  3. C r
  4. D \(\frac{1}{r^3}\)
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(B) \(\frac{1}{\mathrm{r}^2}\)

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Electric potential on the axial line of an electric dipole \(V=\frac{p}{4 \pi \varepsilon_0 r^2}\)