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Important Questions on Electrostatics

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The work done in moving a point charge of 10μC through a distance of 3cm along the equatorial axis of an electric dipole is
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Which of the following molecules is a polar molecule?
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An electric dipole is kept in non-uniform electric field. It generally experiences
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The electric field at a point on the equatorial plane at a distance r from the centre of a dipole having dipole moment p is given by (r>> separation of two charges forming the dipole, ϵ0- permittivity of free space)
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An electric dipole is placed at an angle of 30° with an electric field intensity 2×105 N C-1. It experiences a torque equal to 4Nm . The charge on the dipole, if the dipole length is 2cm , is
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A short electric dipole has a dipole moment of 16×109 C m. The electric potential due to the dipole at a point at a distance of 0.6 m from the centre of the dipole, situated on a line making an angle of 60° with the dipole axis is:
14πε0=9×109 N m2 C-2
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An electric dipole of moment p=-i^-3j^+2k^×10-29 C m at the origin 0, 0, 0 . The electric field due to this dipole at r=+i^+3j^+5k^ (note that r·p=0 ) is parallel to:
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An electric dipole placed in a non-uniform electric field experiences,
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An electric dipole has fixed dipole moment p, which makes angle θ with respect to x-axis. When subjected to an electric field E1=Ei^, it experiences a torque T1=τk^. When subjected to another electric field E2= 3 E1j^ it experiences a torque T2=-T1 . The angle θ is:
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A Point dipole p=-p0x^ is kept at the origin. The potential and electric field due to this dipole on the y-axis at a distance d are, respectively: (Taken V=0 at infinity)
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An electric dipole is kept in a uniform electric field with its axis inclined at some angle to the electric field. It experiences
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Two electric dipoles, A, B with respective dipole moments dA=-4qai^ and dB=-2qai^ are placed on the x -axis with a separation R, as shown in the figure

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The distance from A at which both of them produce the same potential is:
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A dipole of dipole moment 'P' and moment of inertia I is placed in a uniform electric field E. If it is displaced slightly from its stable equilibrium position, the period of oscillation of dipole is
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Two identical electric point dipoles have dipole have dipole moments p1=pi^ and p2=pi^ and are held on the x-axis at distance 'a' from each other. When released, they move along the x-axis with the direction of their dipole moments remaining unchanged. If the mass of each dipole is 'm', their speed when they are infinitely far apart is :
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An electric dipole of length 5 cm is placed in an uniform electric field of 5×105 N C-1 at an angle of 30° with the charges +10 mC and -10 mC on the dipole. The dipole experiences a torque of
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An electric dipole of dipole moment P is placed parallel to the uniform electric field of intensity E. On rotating it through 180°, the amount of work done is _______.
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An electric dipole consists of two opposite charges, each of magnitude 1.0 μC separated by a distance of 2.0 cm. The dipole is placed in an external field of 105 NC-1 The maximum torque on the dipole is
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An electric dipole is formed by two equal and opposite charges q with separation d . The charges have same mass m. It is kept in a uniform electric field E. If it is slightly rotated from its equilibrium orientation, then its angular frequency ω is:
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Determine the electric dipole moment of the system of three charges, placed on the vertices of an equilateral triangle, as shown in the figure:

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Charges -q and +q, located at A and B, respectively, constitute an electric dipole. Distance AB=2aO is the mid point of the dipole and OP is perpendicular to AB. A charge Q is placed at P where OP=y and y2a. The charge Q experiences an electrostatic force F. If Q is now moved along the equatorial line to P' such that OP'=y3 the force on Q will be close toy32a
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