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COMEDK · Physics · 17. Electrostatics

An electric dipole of dipole moment \(p\) is aligned parallel to a uniform electric field \(E\). The energy required to rotate the dipole by \(90^{\circ}\) is

  1. A \(p^{2} E\)
  2. B \(p E\)
  3. C infinity
  4. D \(p E^{2}\)
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(B) \(p E\)

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Given \(\theta_{1}=0^{\circ}, \theta_{2}=90^{\circ}\) The energy required to rotate the dipole from angle \(\theta_{1}\) to \(\theta_{2}\) is equal to work done.…