An electric dipole is placed in a uniform electric field. The net force experienced by the dipole is:
Zero
Proportional to the dipole moment
Proportional to the electric field strength
Proportional to the product of dipole moment and electric field strength
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Assertion (A) : A small electric dipole is moved translationally from higher potential to lower potential in uniform electric field. Work done by electric field is positive.
Reason (R) : When a positive charge is moved from higher potential to lower potential, work done by electric field is positive.
Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A
A is true but R is false
A is false but R is true
The magnetic potential at a point on the axial line of a bar magnet of dipole moment M is V. What is the magnetic potential due to a bar magnet of dipole moment at the same point?
4V
2V
Consider a circular ring of radius , uniformly charged with linear charge density . Find the electric potential at a point on the axis at a distance from the centre of the ring. Using this expression for the potential, find the electric field at this point.
Assertion:- The dipoles in a dielectric are not completely aligned in weak external electric field. Reason:- Thermal energy tends to de-align them.
If both Assertion & Reason are True & the Reason is a correct explanation of the Assertion
If both Assertion & Reason are True but Reason is not a correct explanation of the Assertion
If Assertion is True but the Reason is False
If both Assertion & Reason are False
For a short dipole, the electric potential at a point is given by . What does represent in this equation?
The angle between the dipole moment and the electric field
The angle between the dipole moment and the position vector of the point
The angle between the electric field and the position vector of the point
The angle between the dipole moment and the equatorial line
A positive charge is moved from low potential point A to a high potential point B. Then the electric potential energy
Increases
Decreases
will remain same
Nothing definite can be predicted
Calculate the voltage needed to balance an oil drop carrying 10 electrons when located between the plates of a capacitor which are apart. The mass of oil drop is . Take .
The electric field of an electric dipole at a point on its axis, at a distance from the centre of the dipole, varies as
Which of the following is not true?
For a point charge, the electrostatic potential varies as
For a dipole, the potential depends on the position vector and dipole moment vector
The electric dipole potential varies as at large distance
For a point charge, the electrostatic field varies as
The electric potential due to a dipole at a point on its axial line varies inversely as:
the distance
the square of the distance
the cube of the distance
the fourth power of the distance