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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