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Electrostatics

why do we use angle=90 in finding the potential energy of a dipole in a uniform electric field

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14 Years agoGrade
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Profile image of Apoorva Arora
12 Years ago
Potential energy of a dipole in a uniform electric field is given byU=-P.E=-PEcos\theta
here theta can be any angle not necessarily 90 degrees.
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IIT Roorkee
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