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1) Conceptual differences and differences in equations between the electric dipole and magnetic dipole.
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electric dipole | magnetic dipole |
1. it is combination of pair of opposite charges of same magnitude and separated by some distance. | 1. magnetic dipole is a closed circulation of current. single loop of wire carrying constant current acts as magnetic dipole. |
2. single electric charge exists. | 2. magnetic monopole does not exist. it always exist in the form of dipole. |
3. dipole moment of an electric dipole is charge times distance and points from negative charge to positive charge. |
3. magnetic dipole moment is current times area of the loop and is along the area vector of the loop. |
equations:
electric dipole:
dipole moment=p=q*d (q is charge, d is distance between the charges)
potential due to dipole=p*cos(theta)/(4*pi*epsilon*r^2)
electric field due to dipole=
equations for magnetic dipole:
magnetic dipole moment m=I*A (I=current, A=area of the loop)
magnetic scalar potential=
magnetic field =