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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

`(3 pi)/(2)`

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Answer (1)
Zero `because U=- "PE cos" theta at theta = 0^(@)`
`U_("min")=-PE`
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