An Electric Dipole Is Oriented Parallel to a Uniform Electric

question 12

Multiple Choice

An electric dipole is oriented parallel to a uniform electric field, as shown. It is rotated to one of the five orientations shown below. Rank the final orientations according to the change in the potential energy of the dipole-field system, most negative to most positive.

• A) 1, 2, 3, 4
• B) 4, 3, 2, 1
• C) 1, 2, 4, 3
• D) 3, 2 and 4 tie, then 1
• E) 1, 2 and 4 tie, then 3

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