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An object such as a metal coil or air-filled tube which provides a force opposing the direction of deformation.

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Why is the potential energy of spring negative while it's positive for a dipole?

Potential Energy is the work done against the conservative force As the definition suggests , for a spring $$ U= -\int F \cdot \mathrm{d}x \,.$$ But for a dipole placed in an electric field $$ U= …
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