Home
Class 12
PHYSICS
A sample of HCl gas is placed in an elec...

A sample of HCl gas is placed in an electrical field of `3 xx 10^(4)NC^(-1)`. The dipole moment of each HCl molecule is `6 xx 10^(-30) C -m`. The maximum torque that can act on a moleucle is

A

`2 xx 10^(-34) C^(2)N^(-1)m`

B

`2 xx 10^(-34) N - m`

C

`18 xx 10^(-26) N - m`

D

`0.5 xx 10^(34) C^(-2) N^(-1) m^(-1)`

Text Solution

Verified by Experts

The correct Answer is:
C
Promotional Banner

Topper's Solved these Questions

  • ELECTROSTATICS

    DC PANDEY|Exercise Assertion and Reason|15 Videos

  • ELECTROSTATICS

    DC PANDEY|Exercise Match the columns|5 Videos

  • ELECTROSTATICS

    DC PANDEY|Exercise Check point 1.5|20 Videos

  • ELECTROSTATIC POTENTIAL AND CAPACITORS

    DC PANDEY|Exercise (C) Chapter exercises|50 Videos

  • GRAVITATION

    DC PANDEY|Exercise All Questions|120 Videos

Similar Questions

Explore conceptually related problems

A smple of HCl gas is placed in an electric field of 2.5xx 10^4 NC^(-1) . The dipole moment of each HCl molecule is 3.4 X 10^(-30) Cm. find the maximum torque that can act on a molecule.

A dipole of dipole Moment 5times10^(-6)Cm is placed in a uniform electric field bar(E)=(10^(5)hat i)N/C . If angle between dipole moment and electric field is 30^(@) ,the torque acting on it is

An electric dipole consists of two equal and opposite charges placed 2 cm apart. When the dipole is placed in a uniform electric field of strength 10^(5)NC^(-1) , it experiences a maximum torque of 0.2xx10^(-3)Nm . Find the magnitude of each charge

An electric dipole made up of a positive and negative charge, each of 1 mC and placed at a distance 2 cm apart . If the dipole is placed in an electric field of 10^(5) N/C, then calculate the minimum torque which the field can exert can exert on the dipole , if it is turn from a positive theta=0^(@)"to "theta=180^(@) .

A neutral water molecule (H_(2)O) in its vapor state has an electric dipole moment of magnitude 6.2xx10^(-30)C*m . If the molecule is placed in a electric field of 1.5xx10^(4)N//C , what maximum torque can the field exert on it? (Such a field can easily be set up in the laboratory.)

A neutral water molecule (H_2 O) in its vapour state has an electric dipole moment of magnitude 6.2 xx 10^-30 cm . a. How far apart are the molecules' centers of positive and negative charge ? b. If a molecule is placed in an electric field of 1.5 xx 10^4 NC^-1 , what maximum torque can the field exert on it ? (Such a field can easily be set up in the laboratory). c. How much work must an external agent do to turn this molecule end for end in this field, starting from its fully aligned position, for which theta = 0 ?

An electric dipole consists of two opposite charges of magnitude q = 1xx10^(-6)C separated by 2.0cm. The dipole is placed in an external field of 1xx10^(5) NC^(-1) . What maximum torque does the field exert on the dipole ? How much work must an external agent do to rurn the dipole end for end, starting from position of aligment (theta = 0^(@)) ?

DC PANDEY-ELECTROSTATICS-Taking it together
  1. Two electric dipoles of moment P and 64P are placed in opposite direct...

    Text Solution

    |

  2. Two spherical conductors B and C having equal radii and cayying equal ...

    Text Solution

    |

  3. A sample of HCl gas is placed in an electrical field of 3 xx 10^(4)NC^...

    Text Solution

    |

  4. A neutral water molecule (H(2)O) in its vapour state has an electric d...

    Text Solution

    |

  5. Figure shown below is a distribution of charges. The flux of electric ...

    Text Solution

    |

  6. There exists an electric field of 1 NC^(-1) along Y direction. The flu...

    Text Solution

    |

  7. Two positive ions , each carrying a charge q , are separated by a dist...

    Text Solution

    |

  8. All charge on a conductor must reside on its outer surface. This state...

    Text Solution

    |

  9. Two charges +4e and +e are at a distance x apart. At what distance,a c...

    Text Solution

    |

  10. Among two discs A and B, first have radius 10 cm and charge 10^(6) -mu...

    Text Solution

    |

  11. Two charges are at a distance d apart. If a copper plate (conducting m...

    Text Solution

    |

  12. Two point charge -q and +q//2 are situated at the origin and the point...

    Text Solution

    |

  13. Five charge q(1), q(2), q(3), q(4) and q(5) are fixed at their positio...

    Text Solution

    |

  14. In figure two positive charges q(2) and q(3) fixed along the y-axis ,e...

    Text Solution

    |

  15. A hemispherical shell is uniformly charge positively .the electric fie...

    Text Solution

    |

  16. A charge q0 is distributed uniformly on a ring of radius R. A sphere o...

    Text Solution

    |

  17. Three identical points charges, as shown are placed at the vertices of...

    Text Solution

    |

  18. Two identical charged spheres of material density rho, suspended from ...

    Text Solution

    |

  19. ABC is an equilateral triangle. Charges +q are placed at each corner. ...

    Text Solution

    |

  20. A wire of linear charge density lambda passes through a cuboid of leng...

    Text Solution

    |