IIT JEE past question Electrostatics 1

A charge +Q is fixed at the origin. Far away from it an electric dipole of dipole moment P pointing away from the origin is released from rest. The length of the dipole is negligible.

Find
i) the kintetic energy of the dipole at a distance d from the origin
ii) the magnitude of the force n charge Q due to the dipole when it is at this position.

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voldy ·

hey

for first one
i) the total KE =sum of rotational and translational kinetic energies .
this is bcos in non-uniform field dipole both rotates and translates.

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tapanmast Vora ·

ne1?

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Samarth Kashyap ·

is my answer correct?????

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tapanmast Vora ·

"The length of the dipole is negligible."

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skygirl ·

1.) KE = kQp/d2

2) magnitude of force on charge Q = k2QP/d3

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skygirl ·

electric field due to Q on the dipole = -k 2Qx/d3 [derive n see]

potential = -E.d = k.2Qx/d2 = V

W = Vq = 2Qkp/d2

U = -W = -2Qkp/d2

kinetic energy = -1/2 .U = Qkp/d2

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