Definition of Dipole?

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wormboge

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What if there is a charge of plus 2 and one of minus 1, could a dipole exist between them? I ask because I just read somewhere that dipoles can only exist between charges of EQUAL and opposite charge? The "equal" part is confusing me. Can someone explain?

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