An electric dipole of moment p is placed in the position of stable equilibrium in uniform electric field of intensity E. It is rotated through an angle θ from the initial position. The potential energy of electric dipole in the final position is
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D
Potential energy of dipole in electric field 
; where θ θ is the angle between electric field and dipole.
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