Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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Chapter 22 - Electric Fields - Problems - Page 657: 60

Answer

$p = 2.5\times 10^{-28}~C\cdot m$

Work Step by Step

We can write a general expression for the torque: $\tau = p \times E$ The maximum possible value of the torque is $~~\tau = p~E$ We can use the maximum value on the graph to find $p$: $\tau_s = p~E$ $p = \frac{\tau_s}{E}$ $p = \frac{100\times 10^{-28}~N\cdot m}{40~N/C}$ $p = 2.5\times 10^{-28}~C\cdot m$
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