The question has a dipole placed in an electric field pointing left, with the dipole positioned vertically and separated with a negative charge above the positive charge. Under these parameters, the positive charge would accelerate to the left and the negative charge would accelerate to the right. Given the dipole orientation, that should mean a net clockwise rotation of the dipole. The answer states that because the negative charge is tugged right and the positive charge is tugged left, the dipole should be experiencing a counterclockwise torque.
Is that right? given the spatial orientation of the dipole with the negative charge above the positive, shouldn't the dipole experience a clockwise torque?
Is that right? given the spatial orientation of the dipole with the negative charge above the positive, shouldn't the dipole experience a clockwise torque?
