What is the net charge on an electric dipole? Why?
(N/A) The net charge on an electric dipole is $0$.
An electric dipole consists of two equal and opposite point charges,$+q$ and $-q$,separated by a small distance $2a$.
The net charge is the algebraic sum of these two charges: $q_{net} = (+q) + (-q) = 0$.
Therefore,the total charge of the system is always zero.
An electric dipole consists of two equal and opposite point charges,$+q$ and $-q$,separated by a small distance $2a$.
The net charge is the algebraic sum of these two charges: $q_{net} = (+q) + (-q) = 0$.
Therefore,the total charge of the system is always zero.
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