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Problem21 64

The document summarizes the calculation of the electric field from two charges separated by a distance d. It shows that the x-components of the electric field from each charge cancel out, leaving only the y-components. This yields an expression for the total electric field as a function of the distance between the charges d, the x-position, and the angle theta. In the limit of large x, the expression simplifies to the electric field of a dipole that falls off as 1/x3.

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Problem21 64

The document summarizes the calculation of the electric field from two charges separated by a distance d. It shows that the x-components of the electric field from each charge cancel out, leaving only the y-components. This yields an expression for the total electric field as a function of the distance between the charges d, the x-position, and the angle theta. In the limit of large x, the expression simplifies to the electric field of a dipole that falls off as 1/x3.

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21.

64: a) The magnitude of the field the due to each charge is


1 q q  1 
E= = 
 2 
,
4πε 0 r 2
4πε 0  (d 2) + x ) 
2

where d is the distance between the two charges. The x-components of the forces due to
the two charges are equal and oppositely directed and so cancel each other. The two
fields have equal y-components, so:
2q  1 
E = 2Ey = 
 
sin θ
4πε 0  ( d 2) 2 + x 2 
where θ is the angle below the x-axis for both fields.
d 2
sin θ = ;
( d 2) 2 + x 2
thus
 2q  1 
 d 2 
= qd
Edipole = 
 4πε 

 

  ( d 2) + x
2 2
 ( d 2) + x
2 2  4πε 0 (( d 2) 2 + x 2 ) 3 2
0 
The field is the − y directions.

b) At large x, x 2 >> (d 2) 2 , so the relationship reduces to the approximations


qd
Edipole ≈
4πε 0 x 3

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