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NEET · Physics · STD 12 - 1. Electric charges and fields

The electric field at a point on the equatorial plane at a distance \(r\) from the centre of a dipole having dipole moment \(\overrightarrow{ p }\) is given by, (\(r >>\) separation of two charges forming the dipole, \(\varepsilon_{0}\) - permittivity of free space)

  1. A \(\overrightarrow{E}=-\frac{\overrightarrow{p}}{4 \pi \epsilon_{0} r^{3}}\)
  2. B \(\overrightarrow{E}=\frac{\overrightarrow{ p }}{4 \pi \epsilon_{0} r ^{3}}\)
  3. C \(\overrightarrow{ E }=\frac{2 \overrightarrow { p }}{4 \pi \epsilon_{0} r ^{3}}\)
  4. D \(\overrightarrow{ E }=-\frac{\overrightarrow{ p }}{4 \pi \epsilon_{0} r ^{2}}\)
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(A) \(\overrightarrow{E}=-\frac{\overrightarrow{p}}{4 \pi \epsilon_{0} r^{3}}\)

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Electric field in equitorial plane \(E=-\frac{1}{4 \pi \epsilon_{0}} \frac{\bar{P}}{r^{3}}\)