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AP EAMCET · PHYSICS · Electrostatics

An electric dipole is placed in a non-uniform electric field. Then, net

  1. A force experienced is zero while torque is not zero
  2. B force experienced is zero and torque is also zero
  3. C both force and torque are not zero
  4. D force experienced is not zero, while torque may be zero depending on its orientation
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(D) force experienced is not zero, while torque may be zero depending on its orientation

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When an electric dipole is placed in a non-uniform electric field, the net force on the dipole due to the electric field will be non-zero, while the torque it experiences in the field may be zero depending on its orientation.