Electric Dipole
A point dipole is kept at the origin. The potential and electric field due to this dipole on the y-axis at a distance d are, respectively: (Take V= 0 at infinity)
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Answer: (d)
- The y-axis is the equatorial line of a dipole along the x-axis.
- On the equatorial line , so .
- Equatorial field is opposite to : .
- So the answer is (d) .