An electric dipole with dipole moment \(5\times10^{-6}~\text{C-m} \) is aligned with the direction of a uniform electric field of magnitude \(4\times10^{5}~\text{N/C}. \) The dipole is then rotated through an angle of \(60^\circ\) with respect to the electric field. The change in the potential energy of the dipole is:
1. \(1.2~\text{J}\)
2. \(1.5~\text{J}\)
3. \(0.8~\text{J}\)
4. \(1.0~\text{J}\)
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An electric dipole is placed as shown in the figure.

The electric potential (in \(10^2~\text{V}\)) at the point \(P\) due to the dipole is:
(\(\varepsilon_0=\) permittivity of free space and \(\dfrac{1}{4 \pi \varepsilon_0}=k\))
1. \(\left(\dfrac{8}{3}\right)qk\) 2. \(\left(\dfrac{3}{8}\right)qk\)
3. \(\left(\dfrac{5}{8}\right)qk\) 4. \(\left(\dfrac{8}{5}\right)qk\)
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A short electric dipole has a dipole moment of \(16 \times 10^{-9} ~\text{C-}\text{m}. \) The electric potential due to the dipole at a point at a distance of \(0.6~\text{m}\) from the centre of the dipole situated on a line making an angle of \(60^{\circ}\) with the dipole axis is:
\(\left( \dfrac{1}{4\pi \varepsilon_0}= 9\times 10^{9}~\text{N-m}^2/\text{C}^2 \right) \)
1. \(200~\text{V}\)
2. \(400~\text{V}\)
3. zero
4. \(50~\text{V}\)

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An electric 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 \(\theta\) with the direction of the field. Assuming that the potential energy of the dipole to be zero when \(\theta = 90^{\circ}\), the torque and the potential energy of the dipole will respectively be:
1. \(pE\text{sin}\theta, ~-pE\text{cos}\theta\)
2. \(pE\text{sin}\theta, ~-2pE\text{cos}\theta\)
3. \(pE\text{sin}\theta, ~2pE\text{cos}\theta\)
4. \(pE\text{cos}\theta, ~-pE\text{sin}\theta\)

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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:
1. \(\sqrt{2}pE\)
2. \(\dfrac{pE}{2}\)
3. \(2pE\)
4. \(pE\)

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An electric dipole has the magnitude of its charges as \(q\) and its dipole moment is \(p\). It is placed in a uniform electric field \(E\). If its dipole moment is along the direction of the field, the force on it and its potential energy are respectively:
1. \(q\cdot E\) and \(p\cdot E \)
2. zero and minimum
3. \(q\cdot E\) and maximum
4. \(2q\cdot E\) and minimum 
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