Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R . Assertion A : If an electric dipole of dipole moment 30 × 10 – 5 C m is enclosed by a closed surf

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Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R.

Assertion A : If an electric dipole of dipole moment $30 \times 10^{- 5} C m$ is enclosed by a closed surface, the net flux coming out of the surface will be zero.

Reason R : Electric dipole consists of two equal and opposite charges.

In the light of above, statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below.

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An electric dipole contains two equal and opposite charges.

Thus, the net charge, as viewed from outside a surface enclosing the dipole, is zero.

The net flux enclosed by any closed surface is, then, given by

$\begin{array}{rcl} ϕ & = & \frac{q_{enc}}{ε_{0}} \\ = & 0 \end{array}$

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