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An electric dipole consists of two equal and opposite charges separated by a small:

Answer: distance.

  • A distance
  • B a mass
  • C a time
  • D an area

Correct answer: A. distance

Explanation: A dipole is a pair of equal opposite charges a short distance apart.

Field Lines: Single Charge vs Electric Dipole+isolated +charge: lines radiate outward, all directions+dipole: lines curve from + to − (denser between them)

Field lines always point from positive to negative charge, are denser where the field is stronger, and never cross; an isolated positive charge has lines radiating symmetrically outward, while a dipole's lines curve from the positive to the negative charge.

Concept context

Coulomb's law, electric field, potential, capacitors, Gauss's law.

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