Q.

A very short electric dipole of dipole moment  p=2 x 10-6 Coul-m is placed at the origin along the x-axis. A point charge is placed on x-axis at a distance of 10 cm from the origin. Then electric force exerted on the dipole by the point charge is

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a

68 N

b

72 N

c

84 N

d

104 N

answer is B.

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Detailed Solution

F = Force exerted on the dipole by the point charge = Force exerted by the dipole on the point charge along axial line.

F=14πε02pr3.Q=9 x 109 x 2 x 2 x 10-6(0.1)3 x 2 x 10-6 N=72 N

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