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An electric dipole of moment p is placed in an electric field of intensity E. The dipole acquires a position such that the axis of the dipole makes…

NEET UG 2012 — Physics Electromagnetism

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An electric dipole of moment ppp is placed in an electric field of intensity EEE. The dipole acquires a position such that the axis of the dipole makes an angle θ\thetaθ with the direction of the field. Assuming that the potential energy of the dipole to be zero when θ=90∘\theta=90^{\circ}θ=90∘, the torque and the potential energy of the dipole will respectively be

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  1. A

    pEsin⁡θ,−pEcos⁡θp E \sin \theta,-p E \cos \thetapEsinθ,−pEcosθ

  2. B

    pEsin⁡θ,−2pEcos⁡θp E \sin \theta,-2 p E \cos \thetapEsinθ,−2pEcosθ

  3. C

    pEsin⁡θ,2pEcos⁡θp E \sin \theta, 2 p E \cos \thetapEsinθ,2pEcosθ

  4. D

    pEcos⁡θ,−pEsin⁡θp E \cos \theta,-p E \sin \thetapEcosθ,−pEsinθ

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