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CUET · PHYSICS · PYQ PAPER 2025

An electric dipole is placed in a uniform electric field. Its potential energy will be minimum when the angle between its dipole moment and the electric field is

  1. A
  2. B 90°
  3. C 180°
  4. D 30°
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(A)

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Potential energy: \( U = -pE \cos \theta \) For minimum \( U \), \( \cos \theta \) must be maximum (\( = 1 \)). \( \theta = 0^\circ \)