Physics Electrostatics Potential & Capacitance Potential Due to an Electric Dipole MCQ (Single Correct)

Three charges , and -q are and situated in plane at points . The electric potential at a point whose position vector makes an angle θ with the -axis and which is at a distance from the origin is

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Here and are positions of charges -q and +q.
They form an electric dipole.
Let be the potential at P due to this dipole.


Electric potential at P due to charge at

Net potential at P,


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