Four point charges are placed in a plane at the following positions +Q at (1, 0), -Q at (-1, 0), + Q at (0, 1) and -Q at (0, -1).
At large distances the electrostatic potential due to this charge distribution will be dominated by the
A. monopole moment
B. dipole moment
C. quadrupole moment
D. octopole moment
Answer: Option C
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A. $$\frac{2}{{{\mu _0}}}\left( {x{\bf{\hat i}} + y{\bf{\hat j}}} \right)$$
B. $$ - \frac{2}{{{\mu _0}}}\left( {{\bf{\hat i}} + {\bf{\hat J}}} \right)$$
C. $$ - \frac{2}{{{\mu _0}}}\left( {{\bf{\hat i}} - {\bf{\hat j}}} \right)$$
D. $$\frac{2}{{{\mu _0}}}\left( {x{\bf{\hat i}} - y{\bf{\hat j}}} \right)$$
A. 0.033 μm
B. 0.330 μm
C. 3.300 μm
D. 33.000 μm
A. $${\bf{\hat z}}k$$
B. $${\bf{\hat x}}k\sin \alpha + {\bf{\hat y}}k\cos \alpha $$
C. $${\bf{\hat x}}k\cos \alpha + {\bf{\hat y}}k\cos \alpha $$
D. $$ - {\bf{\hat z}}k$$
A. vp = vg
B. vp = $${\text{v}}_{\text{g}}^{\frac{1}{2}}$$
C. vp vg = c2
D. vg = $${\text{v}}_{\text{p}}^{\frac{1}{2}}$$

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