An Electric Dipole Is Oriented Parallel to a Uniform Electric

question 7

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, then 2 and 4 tie, then 1
• E)1, then 2 and 4 tie, then 3

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