Electric Dipole Field Simulation
Visualizing equipotential surfaces and electric field lines for a dipole system
Charge Properties
Dipole Configuration
Dipole Measurements
Positive Charge
+2 μC
Negative Charge
-2 μC
Separation Distance
6 cm
Dipole Moment (p)
12 μC·cm
Physics Explanation
Equipotential Surface: The plane normal to the dipole axis at the midpoint is an equipotential surface (V=0). This is because the potential contributions from both charges cancel each other at this plane.
Electric Field Direction: At every point on the equipotential surface, the electric field is perpendicular to the surface and points from the positive to the negative charge.
The electric field lines originate from the positive charge and terminate at the negative charge, while equipotential surfaces are always perpendicular to the field lines.
