PRACTICE: If a dipole made up of charges in an electric field E has its dipole moment p aligned parallel to the direction of E, what is the magnitude of the torque on the dipole due to the electric field? (\p| = qd, where d is the distance between the ends of the dipole and q is the magnitude of the charge on each end of the dipole) A. T = qdE/2 B. T = qdE/4 C. T = qdE D. T = 0

PRACTICE: If a dipole made up of charges in an electric field E has its dipole moment p aligned parallel to the direction of E, what is the magnitude of the torque on the dipole due to the electric field? (\p| = qd, where d is the distance between the ends of the dipole and q is the magnitude of the charge on each end of the dipole) A. T = qdE/2 B. T = qdE/4 C. T = qdE D. T = 0

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Problem 106P: (a) What is the dipole moment of the configuration shown above? If Q=4.0C , (b) what is the torque...

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