Home
Class 12
PHYSICS
An electric dipole when placed in unifor...

An electric dipole when placed in uniform electric field has zero potential energy. The angle between dipole moment and electric field is ....

A

Zero

B

`(pi)/(2)`

C

`pi`

D

`(3pi)/(2)`

Text Solution

Verified by Experts

Answer (1)
Zero, `:' U = -PE cos theta `, at `theta = 0^(@)`
`U_("min") = - PE`
Promotional Banner

Topper's Solved these Questions

  • ELECTROSTATIC POTENTIAL AND CAPACITANCE

    AAKASH INSTITUTE|Exercise ASSIGNMENT (SECTION-A) Objective Type Questions (Only one answer)|47 Videos

  • ELECTROSTATIC POTENTIAL AND CAPACITANCE

    AAKASH INSTITUTE|Exercise SECTION-B (OBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTIONS (ONLY ONE ANSWER) )|1 Videos

  • ELECTROSTATIC POTENTIAL AND CAPACITANCE

    AAKASH INSTITUTE|Exercise ASSIGNMENT SECTION - D|13 Videos

  • ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES

    AAKASH INSTITUTE|Exercise ASSIGNMENT SECTION - D Assertion-Reason Type Questions|25 Videos

  • GRAVITATION

    AAKASH INSTITUTE|Exercise ASSIGNMENT SECTION - D (ASSERTION-REASON TYPE QUESTIONS)|16 Videos

Similar Questions

Explore conceptually related problems

An electric dipole placed in a non uniform electric field may experience

An electric dipole placed in a nonuniform electric field experience

An electric dipole is placed in a uniform electric field. It may experience

An electric dipole is placed in a uniform electric field. The dipole will experience

An electric dipole placed in a uniform electric field experiences, in general

An electric dipole of moment vecp placed in a uniform electric field vecE has minimum potential energy when the angle between vecp and vecE is

AAKASH INSTITUTE-ELECTROSTATIC POTENTIAL AND CAPACITANCE -TRY YOURSELF
  1. Arrange the dipoles in descending order of their potential energy.

    Text Solution

    |

  2. A dipole is placed in constant electric field E as shown . If it is re...

    Text Solution

    |

  3. An electric dipole when placed in uniform electric field has zero pote...

    Text Solution

    |

  4. A 1mu C charge is uniformly distributed on a spherical shell given by ...

    Text Solution

    |

  5. Two charged metallic spheres of radiir(1) and r(2) are touched and sep...

    Text Solution

    |

  6. Just outside a sharp point on a conductor we will have a larger "" th...

    Text Solution

    |

  7. Two insulated charges conducting spheres of radii 20 cm and 15 cm res...

    Text Solution

    |

  8. In the above question, what is the electric field between the plates ...

    Text Solution

    |

  9. A parallel plate capacitor is charged. If the plates are pulled apart

    Text Solution

    |

  10. Consider two capacitors : C(1) = 10 mu C and C(2) = 40 mu F. What is ...

    Text Solution

    |

  11. In the arrangement C(1) = 10 mu F, C(2) = 10mu F and C(3) = 20 mu F ....

    Text Solution

    |

  12. Find charge on each capacitor and Potential difference across each cap...

    Text Solution

    |

  13. Capacitance of network is

    Text Solution

    |

  14. Find the effective between A and B of the arrangement shown .

    Text Solution

    |

  15. C(P) ( without dielectric ) = 2C C(Q) ( without dielectric ) = C ...

    Text Solution

    |

  16. If C(AB) ( equivalent ) = (C )/(2) and capactance of all the capacit...

    Text Solution

    |

  17. The capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor when a very thin metalli...

    Text Solution

    |

  18. A parallel plate air capacitor has capacitance C. Now half of the spa...

    Text Solution

    |

  19. A parallel plate air capacitor has capacitance C. Half of space betwee...

    Text Solution

    |

  20. The capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor is 400 pico farad and it...

    Text Solution

    |