Homework Statement
Two 10-cm-diameter metal plates are 1.0 cm apart. They are charged to +/-12.5 nC. They are suddenly connected together by a 0.224-mm-diameter copper wire stretched taut from the center of one plate to the center of the other.
d)What is the total amount of energy...
if understand part b properly
t = force x distance
where force is the line action, therefore s sin ϑ which is basically s
force is the force between q2 and q1
so overall it would be
Q1(1/4πε0)(q2s/r3)s
thanks for the reply rl.bhat
but for Part A, the question is looking for the magnitude therefore the force on one end of the dipole and not the net force. the net force on a dipole would be zero of course.
As for part b, i doubt that the solution can be that simple. The question must be...
Homework Statement
A point charge Q1 is distance r from the center of a dipole consisting of charges +/- q2 separated by distance s. The charge is located in the plane that bisects the dipole. At this instant, assuming r>> s,
Part A: what is the magnitude of the force on the dipole?
Part B...