SOLUTION: Calculate the electrical torque on a water molecule, about a point at its center, when the molecule is oriented perpendicular to a 760 N./C. electric field. Consider the molecule t

Question 1072378: Calculate the electrical torque on a water molecule, about a point at its center, when the molecule is oriented perpendicular to a 760 N./C. electric field. Consider the molecule to be a system of two charges, +e and -e, separated by a distance of 0.88E-10 m. (e = 1.6E-19 C.)

Answer by rothauserc(4718) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
electrical torque = -L * Q * E * sin(theta), where L is the distance, E is the electrical field, Q is the charge
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electrical torque = (-0.88E-10) * (1.6E-19) * 760 * sin(90) = 5.4E-27
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Note that the two charges will rotate about the center
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