is my answer correct?????
A charge +Q is fixed at the origin. Far away from it an electric dipole of dipole moment P pointing away from the origin is released from rest. The length of the dipole is negligible.
Find
i) the kintetic energy of the dipole at a distance d from the origin
ii) the magnitude of the force n charge Q due to the dipole when it is at this position.
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voldy
·2009-03-29 07:12:53
hey
for first one
i) the total KE =sum of rotational and translational kinetic energies .
this is bcos in non-uniform field dipole both rotates and translates.
skygirl
·2009-03-31 09:16:47
electric field due to Q on the dipole = -k 2Qx/d3 [derive n see]
potential = -E.d = k.2Qx/d2 = V
W = Vq = 2Qkp/d2
U = -W = -2Qkp/d2
kinetic energy = -1/2 .U = Qkp/d2