An electric dipole is fixed at the origin of coordinates. Its moment is directed in the…

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An electric dipole is fixed at the origin of coordinates. Its moment is directed in the positive x–direction. A positive charge is moved from the point (r, 0) to the point (–r, 0) by external agent. In this process, the work done by the agent is
  1. Positive and inversely proportional to r
  2. Positive and inversely proportional to r2.
  3. negative and inversely proportional to r
  4. Negative and inversely proportional to r2.

Answer

(D) Negative and inversely proportional to r 2 .

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