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The unit of intensity of polarization is ______.

Asked in GUJCET 2019 · Polarisation and bound charge

Answer: (1) C/m²

Step-by-step solution

Intensity of polarisation P is the electric dipole moment per unit volume of the dielectric.

Dipole moment is charge times separation, unit C m; volume has unit m³.

[P]=(C m)/(m³)=C/m².

This fits the fact that P equals the bound surface charge density σₚ on the faces of a polarised slab.

So the unit is C/m².

Why the other options are wrong

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