When three electric dipoles are near each other, they each experience the electric field of the other two, and the three dipole system has a certain potential energy. Figure below shows three arrangements $(1)$ , $(2)$ and $(3)$ in which three electric dipoles are side by side. All three dipoles have the same magnitude of electric dipole moment, and the spacings between adjacent dipoles are identical. If $U_1$ , $U_2$ and $U_3$ are potential energies of the arrangements $(1)$ , $(2)$ and $(3)$ respectively then
  • A$U_1 > U_2 > U_3$
  • B$U_1 > U_3 > U_2$
  • C$U_1 > U_2 = U_3$
  • D$U_1 = U_2 = U_3$
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