An electric dipole of dipole moment $p$ is aligned parallel to a uniform electric field $E$. The energy required to rotate the dipole by $90^{\circ}$ is $\left[\begin{array}{ll}\sin 0^{\circ}=0, & \sin 90^{\circ}=1 \\ \cos 0^{\circ}=1, & \cos 90^{\circ}=0\end{array}\right]$

  • A
    $pE$
  • B
    $pE^2$
  • C
    $p^2 E$
  • D
    $\infty$

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