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Two charges - q and +q are located at points (0, 0, - a) and (0,0, a), respectively. Obtain the dependence of potential on the distance r of a point from the origin when r/a gt gt 1.

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SOLUTION :The given charges behave as an electric dipole and the dipole length is 2a, hence dipole MOMENT `p = q.2a`.
If `R/a GT gt 1 or r gt gt a `, then electric potential due to thedipole is inversely proportional to `r^2` i.e., `1/r^2`.


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