Potential Due to an Electric Dipole – Class 12 | Chapter – 2 | Physics Short Notes Series PDF for NEET & JEE

Potential Due to an Electric Dipole: The electric potential due to an electric dipole depends on the orientation of the electric dipole with respect to the point at which the potential is being calculated. The electric potential is maximum when the electric dipole moment is oriented along the line connecting the center of the electric dipole to the point at which the potential is being calculated, and is zero when the electric dipole moment is perpendicular to that line.

Potential Due to an Electric Dipole

The formula for the electric potential due to an electric dipole is useful for calculating the electric potential at any point in space due to an electric dipole, and for understanding the behavior of electrically charged particles in electric and magnetic fields.

The electrostatic potential at a point due to an electric dipole can be calculated using the formula:

V = k * p * cos(θ) / r²

where V is the electrostatic potential at the point, k is the Coulomb constant (approximately equal to 8.99 x 10⁹ N m²/C²), p is the magnitude of the electric dipole moment, r is the distance between the center of the electric dipole and the point at which the potential is being calculated, and θ is the angle between the electric dipole moment and the line connecting the center of the electric dipole to the point at which the potential is being calculated.

This formula assumes that the electric dipole is located at the origin, and that the point at which the potential is being calculated is at a distance r from the center of the electric dipole. The formula also assumes that the electric dipole is the only source of electric charge in the system.

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