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What is the electric potential due to a dipole in the broadside-on position?

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Electric potential due to a dipole in the broadside-on position. Consider a point P on the perpendicular bisector of the dipole at a distance r from mid-point O of the dipole. The potential at point P is
`V_(P)= (1)/(4pi epsi_(0)) [(q)/(sqrt(r^(2) + l^(2))) + (-q)/(sqrt(r^(2)+ l^(2)))]=0`

Electric potential at any point on the perpendicular bisector of an electric dipole is zero.
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