In physics, the electric dipole moment is a measure of the separation of positive and negative electrical charges in a system of charges, that is, a measure of the charge system's overall polarity. The SI units are Coulomb-meter (C m). This article is limited to static phenomena, and does not describe time-dependent or dynamic polarization.
Read more about Electric Dipole Moment: Elementary Definition, Torque, Expression (general Case), Potential and Field of An Electric Dipole, Dipole Moment Density and Polarization Density, Dipole Moments of Fundamental Particles, Dipole Moments of Molecules
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