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JEE PHYSICS MCQ: ELECTRIC POTENTIAL AND CAPACITANCE

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An electric dipole having dipole moment

4 \times

10^{-9} \mathrm{Cm}

makes an angle

30^{\circ}

with the direction of a uniform electric field of magnitude 5

\times 10^4 \mathrm{NC}^{-1}

. Calculate the magnitude of the torque acting on the dipole. Also find out work required to rotate the dipole to make angle

90^{\circ}

with the direction of the electric field.

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Correct option: B

\sqrt{3} \times 10^{-4} \mathrm{~J}

Option B (

\sqrt{3} \times 10^{-4} \mathrm{~J}

) is correct because it is the work required to rotate the dipole, calculated using the potential energy difference at the given angles.

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