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JEE PHYSICS MCQ: ELECTRIC POTENTIAL AND CAPACITANCE

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A dipole of electric dipole moment

p

is placed in a uniform electric field of strength

E,

If

\theta

is the angle between positive directions of p and

E,

then the potential energy of the electric dipole is largest when

\theta

is

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Correct option: C

\pi

Option C (

\pi

) is correct because the potential energy is given by

U = -pE\cos\theta

, which is maximum when

\cos\theta = -1

, i.e.,

\theta = \pi

.

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