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Q41. AI-generated practice Single-correct MCQ Easy

Charges of +2 nC and −2 nC are separated by 3 mm. The magnitude of the dipole moment is:

Q42. AI-generated practice Single-correct MCQ Easy

The direction of the electric dipole moment vector is:

Q43. AI-generated practice Single-correct MCQ Medium

For a short electric dipole, the ratio of the magnitude of the field at a point on its axis to that at a point on its equatorial line, both at the same large distance r, is:

Q44. AI-generated practice Single-correct MCQ Medium
A dipole of moment 4 × 10-9 C m is placed in a uniform field of 5 × 104 N/C with its axis at 30° to the field. The torque on it is:
Q45. AI-generated practice Single-correct MCQ Medium

The work required to rotate an electric dipole slowly from the stable equilibrium position to the unstable equilibrium position in a uniform field E is:

Q46. AI-generated practice Single-correct MCQ Medium

An electric dipole is placed in a uniform electric field. Which statement is correct?

Q47. AI-generated practice Single-correct MCQ Hard

An electric dipole is placed along the x-axis with its moment along +x in a non-uniform field E = E(x) î whose magnitude increases with x. The dipole experiences:

Q48. AI-generated practice Single-correct MCQ Easy

At a large distance r from an electric dipole, the electric field varies as:

Q49. AI-generated practice Single-correct MCQ Medium
A dipole of moment 2 × 10-8 C m makes an angle of 60° with a uniform field of 1 × 105 N/C. Its potential energy is:
Q50. AI-generated practice Single-correct MCQ Hard
A short dipole of moment 2 × 10-9 C m is in air. The magnitude of its electric field at a point 10 cm from its centre on the equatorial line is (1/(4πε0) = 9 × 109 N m2 C-2):
Q51. AI-generated practice Single-correct MCQ Hard

An electric dipole of moment p and moment of inertia I is slightly displaced from its stable position in a uniform field E. The time period of its small oscillations is:

Q52. AI-generated practice Single-correct MCQ Medium

A short dipole lies at the origin with its moment p along the +x axis. At a point on the +y axis, the electric field due to the dipole points:

Q53. AI-generated practice Single-correct MCQ Easy

An electric dipole is placed in a uniform electric field with its dipole moment parallel to the field. The dipole is in:

Q54. AI-generated practice Single-correct MCQ Hard

The electric field of a short dipole at a point on its axis at distance r is E. The field at a point on its equatorial line at distance 2r is:

Q55. AI-generated practice Numerical value Easy
A dipole of moment 5 × 10-9 C m is placed in a uniform field of 2 × 105 N/C. If the maximum torque it can experience is x × 10-4 N m, find x.
Q56. AI-generated practice Numerical value Medium
A dipole of moment 4 × 10-9 C m is turned slowly from the direction of a uniform field of 5 × 104 N/C to a direction perpendicular to it. If the work done is x × 10-5 J, find x.
Q57. AI-generated practice Numerical value Medium
A short dipole has moment 6 × 10-9 C m. Take 1/(4πε0) = 9 × 109 N m2 C-2. If the magnitude of its field at a point on its axis 30 cm from its centre is x × 103 N/C, find x.
Q58. AI-generated practice Numerical value Hard

A dipole in a uniform field is rotated slowly first from θ = 0° to θ = 60°, and then from θ = 60° to θ = 180° (θ is the angle between p and E). Find the ratio of the work done in the second rotation to that in the first.

Q59. AI-generated practice Assertion–Reason Medium
Assertion (A): An electric dipole placed in a uniform electric field experiences no net force.
Reason (R): The forces on the two charges of the dipole are equal in magnitude and opposite in direction.
Q60. AI-generated practice Assertion–Reason Hard
Assertion (A): The electric field of a dipole at a point on its equatorial line is parallel to the dipole moment.
Reason (R): On the equatorial line, the field components perpendicular to the dipole axis due to the two charges cancel.