A sample of HCl gas is placed in a uniform electric field of

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A sample of HCl gas is placed in a uniform electric field of magnitude 3 x 104 N C The dipole moment of each HCl molecule is 3 4 x 10 30 Cm Calculate the maximum torque experienced by each HCl molecule Solution The maximum torque experienced by the dipole is when it is aligne perpendicular to the applied field T max pEsin 90 3 4x10 30 3 10