Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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Chapter 32 - Maxwell's Equations; Magnetism of Matter - Problems - Page 970: 49c

Answer

The kinetic energy of translation at room temperature is about $0.04 \mathrm{eV}$. Thus, if the dipole-dipole interactions are responsible for aligning dipoles, then the collisions would easily randomize the directions of the moments and that they would not being remain aligned.

Work Step by Step

The kinetic energy of translation at room temperature is about $0.04 \mathrm{eV}$. Thus, if the dipole-dipole interactions are responsible for aligning dipoles, then the collisions would easily randomize the directions of the moments and that they would not being remain aligned.
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