Four electric charges of strength Q, Q,–Q and–Q are placed respectively at the points (-b, 0), (b,0), (0, –a) and (0, a) on the xy-plane. At a distance d very far away from these charges (d>> a, b), the electric fieldwill appear to be approximately that of(a) a point charge(c) a quadrupole[JNU 2009](b) a dipole(d) a mixture ofa dipole and a quadrupole

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Four electric charges of strength Q. Q,-Q and–Q are placed respectively at the points (-b, 0), (b,0), (0, – a) and (0, a) on the xy-plane. At a distance d very far away from these charges (d>>a, b), the eectric field will appear to be approximately that of (a) a point charge (c) a quadrupole [JNU 2009] (b) a dipole (d) a mixture ofa dipole and a quadrupole

Four electric charges of strength Q. Q,-Q and–Q are placed respectively at the points (-b, 0), (b,0), (0, – a) and (0, a) on the xy-plane. At a distance d very far away from these charges (d>>a, b), the eectric field will appear to be approximately that of (a) a point charge (c) a quadrupole [JNU 2009] (b) a dipole (d) a mixture ofa dipole and a quadrupole

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