An electric dipole of moment is lying along a uniform electric field

PHYSICS · Single correct · AP · Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism · Electric Charges Fields and Gauss's Law · Electric Charges Fields and Gauss's Law

Problem

An electric dipole of moment

\vec{p}

is lying along a uniform electric field

\vec{E}

. The work done in rotating the dipole by

90^\circ

is: (2006) (a)

\sqrt{2}\,pE

(b)

pE/2

(c)

2pE

(d)

pE

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