Electric Dipole Potential Difference Calculation for a Polarized Carbon Atom

[airbauer33]

[SOLVED] Electric Dipole

Homework Statement

I have an carbon atom polarized so it is essentially a physical dipole. I know the spacing between the "two charges" and I know what the charges are. I need to determine the potential difference across the polarized atom.

Homework Equations

Not sure

The Attempt at a Solution

I think that I need to determine the potential at both ends of the physical dipole and then find the difference between them. However, there are charges at the ends, so if I try to find the potential at the ends, it is infinity. I must be thinking about this wrong.

 

[pam]

I think they just want the pot at one charge due to the other.