Physics: Principles with Applications (7th Edition)

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Chapter 17 - Electric Potential - Problems - Page 497: 34

Answer

$q=5.2\times10^{-20}C$.

Work Step by Step

The 2 dipole moments, $p_1$ and $p_2$. are equal in magnitude, and each one makes an angle of $52^{\circ}$ with the net dipole moment. We also know that $p_1=qd$, where q is the charge on the hydrogen atom and d is the distance between the hydrogen atom and the oxygen atom. $$p=2p_1cos52^{\circ} $$ $$p_1=\frac{p}{2cos52^{\circ} }=qd$$ $$q=\frac{p}{2dcos52^{\circ} }=\frac{6.1\times10^{-30}C \cdot m}{2(0.96\times10^{-10}m)cos52^{\circ} }$$ $$q=5.2\times10^{-20}C$$ This about a third of an electron’s charge.
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