Practice - ELECTRIC DIPOLE
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Practice Questions
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Define an electric dipole.
💡 Hint: Think about how charges interact.
What is a dipole moment?
💡 Hint: Consider the charge and distance separating the charges.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What defines the direction of an electric dipole?
💡 Hint: Consider how electric field lines point from positive to negative charges.
In which orientation does a dipole experience maximum torque?
💡 Hint: Think about how torque is defined.
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Challenge Problems
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Determine the torque acting on an electric dipole with a dipole moment of 2 × 10^-6 C·m, oriented at an angle of 60° in a field of strength 5 × 10^3 N/C.
💡 Hint: Use the torque formula τ = pE sin(θ).
If an electric dipole is rotated from an aligned position to a position perpendicular to the electric field, calculate the change in torque experienced if the dipole moment is kept constant.
💡 Hint: Recall what happens to torque when the angle changes from 0° to 90°.
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