Two charges of magnitude -4C and 4C are placed at points (1, 2, 3) and (3, 4, 2) respectively. What is the dipole moment?
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Solution
The correct option is C The dipole moment will be in the direction of the vector connecting -4C to 4C i.e., from (1, 2, 3) to (3, 4, 2). Let →L→ which is a vector representing the distance between -4C charge to +4C Charge →L = Portion vector of +4C charge – Position vector of -4C charge.
→L = (3ˆi+4ˆj+2ˆk)−(1ˆi+2ˆj+3ˆk) =2ˆi+2ˆj−ˆk Now →p = q→L=4×(2ˆi+2ˆj−k) =8ˆi+8ˆj−4ˆk