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The electric potential on the axis of an electric dipole at a distance‘r from it’s centre is V. Then the potential at a point at the samedistance on its equatorial line will be(i) 2V(ii) -V(iii) V/2(iv) Zero1

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The electric potential on the axis of an electric dipole at a distance‘r from it’s centre is V. Then the potential at a point at the samedistance on its equatorial line will be(i) 2V(ii) -V(iii) V/2(iv) Zero1

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The electric potential at any point on the equatorial line of an electric dipole is always zero. This is because the electric potential due to the positive charge is cancelled out by the electric potential due to the negative charge. Therefore, the correct answer is (iv) Zero.

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