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10.3 Electric Fields
10.1 Electric Charge and Electric Force
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Neutral dielectric dipoles in the non-uniform field of a point charge +Q.
Neutral dielectric dipoles in the non-uniform field of a point charge +Q.
A sample of a neutral polar dielectric material and a sample of a neutral nonpolar dielectric material are placed in separate regions near a positively charged point source, where the electric field is non-uniform. Experimentally, both dielectric samples experience a net attractive force toward the point charge. Which of the following best explains why both neutral materials are attracted to the positively charged point source?

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