Electric dipole moment is charge times distance¶

Electric dipole moment is a measure of the separation of positive and negative electrical charges within a system, i.e. it is a measure of the system’s overall polarity. Also see vector counterpart.

Conditions:

The system can be viewed as composed of two point charges.
The point charges are equal by magnitude.

Links:

Wikipedia.

electric_dipole_moment¶

electric_dipole_moment of the system.

Symbol:: p
Latex:: \(p\)
Dimension:: charge*length

charge¶

Magnitude of one the two point charge-s comprising the system.

Symbol:: q
Latex:: \(q\)
Dimension:: charge

distance¶

euclidean_distance between point charges.

Symbol:: d
Latex:: \(d\)
Dimension:: length

law¶

p = q * d

Latex:: \[p = q d\]