Essential University Physics: Volume 2 (3rd Edition)
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ISBN: 9780321976420
Author: Richard Wolfson
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 20, Problem 64P
Two identical dipoles, each of charge q and separation a, are a distance x apart, as shown in Fig. 20.31. (a) By considering forces between pairs of charges in the different dipoles, calculate the force between the dipoles and show that, in the limit a << x, it has magnitude 6kp2/x4, where p = qa is the dipole moment, (b) Is the force attractive or repulsive?
FIGURE 20.31 Problem 64
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