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Three electric charges q,q and `-2q` are placed at the corners of an equilateral triangle of side L Calculate the magnitude of dipole moment of the system.

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We have two dipoles at `60^(@)` to each other. On solving, we get equivalent magnitude of dipole moment of the system `=sqrt(3)p`.
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