Figure 21-46 shows a dumbbell consisting of two identical

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Figure 21-46 shows a dumbbell consisting of two identical small particles, each of mass attached to the ends of a thin (massless) rod of length that is pivoted at its center. The particles have charges of and and the dumbbell is located in a uniform electric field Show that for small values of the angle between the direction of the dipole and the direction of the electric field, the system displays a rotational form of simple harmonic motion, and obtain an expression for the period of that motion. SSM

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