Title: electric dipole moment
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - electric dipole moment
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.E01929
Status: current
Index: quantity

Definition
Vector quantity, the vector product of which with the electric field strength, \(E\), of a homogeneous field is equal to the torque. \(T=p\times E\). The direction of the dipole moment is from the negative to the positive charge.

Related Terms
- dipole moment: https://dev.goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/D01761
- electric field strength: https://dev.goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/E01931
- torque: https://dev.goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/T06400

Source
- Green Book, 2nd ed., p. 24 (https://goldbook.iupac.org/files/pdf/green_book_2ed.pdf)

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Citation: Citation: 'electric dipole moment' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.E01929
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