A small, rigid object carries positive and negative 3.00 nC charges. It is oriented so that the positive charge has coordinates
(−1.20 mm, 1.20 mm) and the negative charge is at the point (1.70 mm, −1.30 mm).
Required:
a. Find the electric dipole moment of the object.
b. The object is placed in an electric field E = (7.80 103 î − 4.90 103 ĵ). Find the torque acting on the object.
c. Find the potential energy of the object–field system when the object is in this orientation.
d. Assuming the orientation of the object can change, find the difference between the maximum and the minimum potential energies of the system,
Required:
a. Find the electric dipole moment of the object.
b. The object is placed in an electric field E = (7.80 103 î − 4.90 103 ĵ). Find the torque acting on the object.
c. Find the potential energy of the object–field system when the object is in this orientation.
d. Assuming the orientation of the object can change, find the difference between the maximum and the minimum potential energies of the system,
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1. Let a force F' is the vector sum of the forces P and Q, then it is shown on the attached picture and marked with red color.
2. according to the condition the force F holds the object, then F should have the same length as the force F' and the opposite direction.
3. using the conditions described in 2. the answer is C.
