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JEE Main 2019 (12 Apr, Shift 1) · Electric Dipole

Electric Dipole question from JEE Main 2019 (12 Apr, Shift 1)

Q61JEE Main 2019 · 12 APR · SHIFT 1Easy

Electric Dipole

A point dipole p⃗=−p0x^\vec{p} = -p_0\hat{x} 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)

  1. The y-axis is the equatorial line of a dipole along the x-axis.
  2. On the equatorial line θ=90∘\theta = 90^\circ, so V=pcos⁡90∘4πϵ0d2=0V = \frac{p\cos 90^\circ}{4\pi\epsilon_0 d^2} = 0.
  3. Equatorial field is opposite to p⃗\vec{p}: E⃗=−p⃗4πϵ0d3\vec{E} = \frac{-\vec{p}}{4\pi\epsilon_0 d^3}.
  4. So the answer is (d) 0,−p⃗4πϵ0d30, \frac{-\vec{p}}{4\pi\epsilon_0 d^3}.
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