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COMEDK · Physics · 17. Electrostatics

An electric dipole of dipole moment \(p\) is lying along a uniform electric field \(E\). The work done in rotating the dipole from \(60^{\circ}\) to \(90^{\circ}\) from the direction of electric field, is

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

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Given, \(\theta_1=60^{\circ}, \theta_2=90^{\circ}\) Work done in rotating a dipole from \(\theta_1\) to \(\theta_2\) in electric field is given as…