An electric dipole consists of two equal and opposite charges situated a very sm

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An electric dipole consists of two equal and opposite charges situated a very small distance from each other. When the dipole is placed in a uniform electric field, which of the following statements are true?

a)there will be no net force and no net torque acting on the dipole.
b)the dipole will not experience any net force from the electric field; since the charges are equal a nd have opposite signs,the individual effects will cancel out.
c)there will a net force but no net torque acting on the dipole.
d)there will be no net force, but there will (in general) be a net torque acting on the dipole.

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Explanation / Answer

A No net force applies on the dipole as it gets cancelled, but a torque develops as the charges are at a distance.

Hence,

d)there will be no net force, but there will (in general) be a net torque acting on the dipole.

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