Dipole moment is a scalar or a vector quantity?

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Dipole moment is a scalar or a vector quantity?

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The strength of the electric dipole is measured as dipole moment. It is the product of the magnitude of their charge and the distance between two charges.

Dipole moment, p = q × d

It is a vector quantity.

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