Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Physics

Chapter

Electric Charges and Fields

Question:

How does the electric field on the equitorial line due to an electric dipole vary with distance?

Options:

r3

1/r3

r2

1/r

Correct Answer:

1/r3

Explanation:

The electric field on the equitorial line due to an electric dipole varies as 1/r3 with distance.

For large distances, E = kp/r3