A small, rigid object carries positive and negative 5.50-nC charges. It is oriented so that the positive charge has coordinates (-1.20 mm, 1.30 mm) and the negative charge is at the point (1.60 mm, -1.30 mm). (a) Find the electric dipole moment of the object. The object is placed in an electric field E= (7.80 x 10³1-4.90 x 10³1) N/C. (b) Find the torque acting on the object. (c) Find the potential energy of the object-field system when the object is in this orientation.

A small, rigid object carries positive and negative 5.50-nC charges. It is oriented so that the positive charge has coordinates (-1.20 mm, 1.30 mm) and the negative charge is at the point (1.60 mm, -1.30 mm). (a) Find the electric dipole moment of the object. The object is placed in an electric field E= (7.80 x 10³1-4.90 x 10³1) N/C. (b) Find the torque acting on the object. (c) Find the potential energy of the object-field system when the object is in this orientation.

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Chapter19: Electric Forces And Electric Fields

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