Question

An electric dipole has a pair of equal and opposite point charges $q$ and $ -q $ separated by a distance $2\,x$. The axis of the dipole is defined as

• A. direction from positive, charge to negative charge
• B. direction from negative charge to positive charge
• C. perpendicular to the line joining the two charges drawn at the centre and pointing upward direction
• D. perpendicular to the line joining the two charges drawn at the centre and pointing downward direction

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

Axis of an electric dipole is always directed from negative charge to the positive charge.