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, 1.40 mm) and the negative charge is at the point (1.30mm, -1.30 mm).(a) Find the electric dipole moment of the object.-7.5e-12Cmî+ 8.1e-12C.mĵ(b) The object is placed in an electric field E = (7.80 x 10³ î - 4.90 x 10³ ĵ) N/C. Find the torque acting on the object.X-1.9e-8Your response differs from the correct answer by more than 10%. Double check your calculations. N . m k(c) Find the potential energy of the object-field system when the object is in this orientation.J|♥(d) Assuming the orientation of the object can change, find the difference between the maximum and the minimum potential energies of the system.J

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, 1.40 mm) and the negative charge is at the point (1.30 mm, -1.30 mm). (a) Find the electric dipole moment of the object. -7.5e-12 ✔ C.mî+ 8.1e-12 Comj (b) The object is placed in an electric field E = (7.80 x 10³ 1-4.90 x 103 ) N/C.Find the torque acting on the object. -1.9e-8 X Your response differs from the correct answer by more than 10%. Double check your calculations. N. m k (c) Find the potential energy of the object-field system when the object is in this orientation. 8✓ (d) Assuming the orientation of the object can change, find the difference between the maximum and the minimum potential energies of the system.

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, 1.40 mm) and the negative charge is at the point (1.30 mm, -1.30 mm). (a) Find the electric dipole moment of the object. -7.5e-12 ✔ C.mî+ 8.1e-12 Comj (b) The object is placed in an electric field E = (7.80 x 10³ 1-4.90 x 103 ) N/C.Find the torque acting on the object. -1.9e-8 X Your response differs from the correct answer by more than 10%. Double check your calculations. N. m k (c) Find the potential energy of the object-field system when the object is in this orientation. 8✓ (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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Chapter24: Electric Fields

Section24.5: Electric Field Of A Continuous Charge Distribution

Problem 24.6CE: a. Figure 24.22A shows a rod of length L and radius R with excess positive charge Q. The excess...

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