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Physics Electrostatics Potential & Capacitance NCERT MCQ (Single Correct)

An electric dipole is kept in non‐uniform electric field. It experiences

A
A force and a torque
B
A force but not a torque
C
A torque but not a force
D
Neither a force nor a torque

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The correct answer is:
A

As the dipole will feel two forces which are although opposite but not equal.

A net force will be there and as these forces act at different points of a body. A torque is also there.

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