An electric dipole with dipole moment p is placed in an external, uniform electric field of strength Eo. origin and is made by placing two charges of charge +q and -q a with p=qd. The dipole moment is a vector, and the direction of p will be the unit vector pointing from the negative charge to the positive charge. Let 0 be the angle between p and E. a) If E points in the x-direction, and the dipole is in the xy-plane, what are the coordinates for the positive charge and the negative charge, in terms of d and 0? The dipole is centered at the fixed distance d apart, b) What force does each charge feel? What is the net force, Fnet, on the dipole? c) What is the net torque on the dipole, taking the torque about the center of the dipole? (Remember: Tnet=ErxF) E. d) Show that your answer is consistent with the standard formula for the torque on a dipole, T=pxE. ** dipole in an electric field

An electric dipole with dipole moment p is placed in an external, uniform electric field of strength Eo. origin and is made by placing two charges of charge +q and -q a with p=qd. The dipole moment is a vector, and the direction of p will be the unit vector pointing from the negative charge to the positive charge. Let 0 be the angle between p and E. a) If E points in the x-direction, and the dipole is in the xy-plane, what are the coordinates for the positive charge and the negative charge, in terms of d and 0? The dipole is centered at the fixed distance d apart, b) What force does each charge feel? What is the net force, Fnet, on the dipole? c) What is the net torque on the dipole, taking the torque about the center of the dipole? (Remember: Tnet=ErxF) E. d) Show that your answer is consistent with the standard formula for the torque on a dipole, T=pxE. ** dipole in an electric field