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What is the maximum magnetic potential energy of a dipole m in a field B?
AZero
B-mB
C+mB
D2mB
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. +mB
U = -mB cos(theta) reaches +mB at 180 degrees, the most unstable orientation.
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