A rigid permanent dipole of moment is held at an angle of to a uniform field .

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The Boundary-Value Problem, Ch Cylindrical geometry, edges, and what a field does to a dipole

Problem

A rigid permanent dipole of moment

p = 3.4\times10^{-30}\,\mathrm{C\,m}

is held at an angle of

40^\circ

to a uniform field

E = 5.0\times10^{6}\,\mathrm{V\,m^{-1}}

. ((a)) Find the magnitude of the torque on the dipole. ((b)) State the net force on the dipole and give the reason.

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