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Homework Statement
IF THERE IS A MAXIMUM TORQUE WHEN THETA = 90 DEGREES BETWEEN ANGLE MADE BY THE DIPOLE VECTOR P AND THE ELECTRIC FIELD VECTOR E, WHY IS IT CONVENTION TO NOTE THE POTENTIAL ENERGY OF THE DIPOLE AT THETA = 90 DEGREES IS 0?
SHOULDN'T THE POTENTIAL ENERGY AT THETA = 90 DEGREES BE A MAXIMUM AND MINIMUM WHEN THETA = 0 DEGREES (P VECTOR IS PARALLEL WITH E VECTOR)