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Explore the concept of electric dipole moment in carbon compounds - carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, and phosgene. Learn about dipole field lines and the dipole moment calculation. Find electric field at points far from origin using spherical coordinates and multipole expansion.
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Dipole Moment +q -q For dipole moment
Electric dipole field lines Carbon dioxide Carbon monoxide Phosgene 1D(ebye) = 3.33564 × 10−30 C·m
n=0 (monopole) n=1 (dipole)
Three point charges are located as shown below, each a distance a from the origin. Find the approximate electric field at points far from the origin. Express your answer in spherical coordinates, and include the two lowest orders in the multipole expansion.