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A circular disc of radius a on the XY-plane has a surface charge density $$\sigma = \frac{{{\sigma _0}r\cos \theta }}{a}.$$   The electric dipole moment of this charge distribution is

A. $$\frac{{{\sigma _0}\pi {a^4}}}{4}{\bf{\hat x}}$$

B. $$\frac{{{\sigma _0}\pi {a^3}}}{4}{\bf{\hat x}}$$

C. $$ - \frac{{{\sigma _0}\pi {a^3}}}{4}{\bf{\hat x}}$$

D. $$ - \frac{{{\sigma _0}\pi {a^4}}}{4}{\bf{\hat x}}$$

Answer: Option B


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