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what is the nature of sysmmetery of the electric field due to (i) point charge and (ii) electric dipole ?

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The electric field due to a point charge has spherical symmetry with point charge at the center, It is so because, the electric field due to dipole will be same at every point on the surface of a right circular cylinder with electric dipole as sthe axis.
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  • An electric dipole is kept in the electric field produced by a point charge

    A
    dipole will experience a force
    B
    dipole will experience a torque
    C
    it is impossible to find a path ( not closed) in the field on which work required to move the dipole is zero.
    D
    dipole can be in stable equilibrium

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    A
    spherically symmetric
    B
    cylindrical symmetric
    C
    asymmetric
    D
    none of the above

  • Electric field due to an electric dipole is

    A
    spherically symmetric
    B
    cylindrical symmetric
    C
    asymmetric
    D
    none of the above

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