two point charges of 100 micro columb and -100micro columb are 2×10 to the power -3meter apart find dipole moment
moment=q1*q2*distanceapart
To find the dipole moment of a system, we need to consider the magnitudes of the charges and the distance between them.
The dipole moment (p) of a system is given by the formula:
p = q * d
where q is the magnitude of the charge and d is the distance between the charges.
In this case, we have two charges: +100 micro coulombs and -100 micro coulombs. The magnitude of each charge is 100 micro coulombs (100 μC).
The distance between the charges is given as 2 × 10^-3 meters, which can also be written as 0.002 meters.
Substituting these values into the formula, we get:
p = (100 × 10^-6 C) * (0.002 m)
Simplifying the expression:
p = 0.0001 C * 0.002 m
Calculating the product:
p = 0.0002 C·m
Therefore, the dipole moment of the system is 0.0002 Coulomb meters (C·m).