The potential energy of a dipole iii a uniform electric held \(\vec{E}\) is minimum when the dipole moment is
A. transverse to \(\vec{E}\)
B. parallel to \(\vec{E}\)
C. antiparallel to \(\vec{E}\)
D. either parallel or antiparallel to \(\vec{E}\).
Answer:B
The potential energy of a dipole iii a uniform electric held \(\vec{E}\) is minimum when the dipole moment is
A. transverse to \(\vec{E}\) B. parallel to \(\vec{E}\) C. antiparallel to \(\vec{E}\) D. either parallel or antiparallel to \(\vec{E}\).