Electric Dipole (Noun)
Meaning
A dipole with equal and opposite electric charges.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made).
Examples
- An electric dipole consists of two point charges, one positive and one negative, separated by a fixed distance, resulting in a net zero charge but a nonzero dipole moment.
- The simplest example of an electric dipole is a pair of identical but opposite charges connected by a massless rod.
- In certain molecules, the electric dipole is a result of unequal sharing of electrons between the constituent atoms, leading to a permanent dipole moment.
- The electric field lines around an electric dipole emerge from the positive charge and enter the negative charge, forming a characteristic pattern.
- An ideal electric dipole is composed of two infinite sheets of charge with opposite sign, separated by a distance that is infinitesimally small.