2.7. A water molecule is a permanent dipole with a dipole moment of 6.186 × 10-30 Cm. Treat the axis of the dipole as the z axis and calculate the torque on a the molecule if it is in an 8500 N/C electric field aligned in the xz plane at an angle of 42° relative to the x axis.

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2.7. A water molecule is a permanent dipole with a dipole moment of 6.186 × 10-30 Cm. Treat
the axis of the dipole as the z axis and calculate the torque on a the molecule if it is in an
8500 N/C electric field aligned in the xz plane at an angle of 42° relative to the x axis.
Transcribed Image Text:2.7. A water molecule is a permanent dipole with a dipole moment of 6.186 × 10-30 Cm. Treat the axis of the dipole as the z axis and calculate the torque on a the molecule if it is in an 8500 N/C electric field aligned in the xz plane at an angle of 42° relative to the x axis.
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