When I asked my professor, all he said was:
"A polarized molecule has an effective charge equal to an electron on one end and a proton on the other."
But he made it sound in class like it would not just be the normal value for q.
I AM LOST!
Ok, here is the problem in its entirety (it's long): The article we read discusses the use of electric fields in treating cancer. Because cancer cells split apart fast than other cells, electric fields are able to apply that field to the cells and reduce the time it takes for them to split...
Okay, since this is just a very small portion of my homework question, I'm not going to use the format provided. I hope this doesn't get deleted!
At first, I thought i could just use q in the final answer since I don't know what q is, but what I have is:
A polarized molecule with...