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What is an electric dipole? Define electric dipole moment?

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An electric dipole is a separation of positive and negative charges.
The electric dipole moment is the product of the magnitude of the charge and the distance between the centres of positive and negative charges.
μ=Q×r
Here, Q is charge and r is the distance.

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