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An electric dipole has a pair of equal and opposite point charges q and \[-q\] separated by a distance 2x. The axis of the dipole is defined as

A)  direction from positive, charge to negative charge

B)  direction from negative charge to positive charge

C)  perpendicular to the line joining the two charges drawn at the centre and pointing upward direction

D)  perpendicular to the line joining the two charges drawn at the centre and pointing downward direction