An electric dipole of moment is at the origin . The electric field due to this dipole at (note that ) is parallel to:
- (A)
- (B)
- (C)
- (D)✓ Correct
Answer: (D)
Solution
On the equatorial line of a dipole, where , the field points opposite to the dipole moment: . Since , the field is directed along , that is, parallel to .
JEE Main · 2020 · 09 Jan 2020 · Shift 1 · Single correct option