The dipole moment of a dipole in a 300 N/C electric field is initially perpendicular to the field, but it rotates so it is in the same direction as the field. If the moment has a magnitude of 2x10^-9 C.m, find the work done (in J) by the field? a. -6x10^-7 b. 0 c. 6x10^-7 d. 12x10^-7 e. -12x10^-7
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The potential energy of a dipole in an electric field is given by the equation: U = -pEcosθ where p is the dipole moment, E is the electric field strength, and θ is the angle between the dipole moment and the electric field. Initially, when the dipole is Show more…
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