Statement I: When a dipole is placed at an angle from the direction of uniform electric field it experiences torque.
Statement II: When electric dipole is parallel or anti-parallel to electric field then net torque is non-zero.
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B
Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect. In parallel and anti-parallel orientations, the angle ( 
) between the dipole moment and the electric field is neither 
and 
. Leading to a sine ( 
) term in the torque formula becoming zero, resulting in zero net torque.
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