A small, rigid object carries positive and negative 3.50-nC charges. It is oriented so that the positive charge has coordinates (-1.20 mm, 1.10 mm) and the negative charge is at the point (1.40 mm, –1.30 mm). (a) Find the electric dipole moment of the object. The object is placed in an electric field É 4.90 × 10° j) N/C. (b) Find the torque acting on the object. (c) Find the potential energy of the object-field system ing the orientation of the object can change, find the difference between the maximum and minimum (7.80 x 103 î – - when the object is in this orientation. (d) Assum- potential energies of the system.

A small, rigid object carries positive and negative 3.50-nC charges. It is oriented so that the positive charge has coordinates (-1.20 mm, 1.10 mm) and the negative charge is at the point (1.40 mm, –1.30 mm). (a) Find the electric dipole moment of the object. The object is placed in an electric field É 4.90 × 10° j) N/C. (b) Find the torque acting on the object. (c) Find the potential energy of the object-field system ing the orientation of the object can change, find the difference between the maximum and minimum (7.80 x 103 î – - when the object is in this orientation. (d) Assum- potential energies of the system.

Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Foundations and Connections

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Chapter24: Electric Fields

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