An electrical dipole of moment p is placed in an electric

Last updated: 6/12/2023

An electrical 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 an angle 0 with the direction of the field Assuming that the potential energy of the dipole is zero when 0 90 the torque and the potential energy of the dipole will be respectively 1 p E sine 2p E cose 2 p E cose p E sine 3 p E sin0 p E cose 4 p E sine 2p E cose