Question

An electric dipole has a pair of equal and opposite point charges q and –q separated by a distance 2x. The axis of the dipole is ______.

Options

• from positive charge to negative charge
• from negative charge to positive charge
• Perpendicular to the line joining the two charges drawn at the centre and pointing upward direction
• Perpendicular to the line joining the two charges drawn at the centre and pointing downward direction

Answer 1

An electric dipole has a pair of equal and opposite point charges q and –q separated by a distance 2x. The axis of the dipole is from negative charge to positive charge.