Question

Explain electric dipole in detail.

Answer 1

Electric dipoles:

1. An electric dipole is defined as a pair of equal and opposite charges separated by a small distance.
2. A dipole is formed by two charges which have equal magnitude but opposite signs, so the net charge of a dipole remains zero. Many molecules exhibit dipoles such as ${\mathrm{H}}_2\mathrm{O},\mathrm{HCl}$ etc

The diagram below shows a dipole formed by charges:

Where $+Q$and $-Q$ are the charges, and $d$ is the distance between them.