The magnitude of the electric fie ld at a distance r from a point charge O is equal to O/4πεor2. How close to a water molecule (of polarizability volume 1.48 x 1-30 m3) must a proton approach before the dipole moment it induces is equal to the permanent dipole moment of the molecule (1.85 D)?

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The magnitude of the electric fie ld at a distance r from a point charge O is equal to O/4πεor2. How close to a water molecule (of polarizability volume 1.48 x 1-30 m3) must a proton approach before the dipole moment it induces is equal to the permanent dipole moment of the molecule (1.85 D)?

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