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If an electric dipole is placed in a uniform electric field ______ will act on the dipole.(a) A force but no torque(b) Both force and torque(c) Torque but no force(d) No torque or forceI have been asked this question in an online quiz.My question is from Dipole in a Uniform External Field topic in chapter Charges and Fields of Physics – Class 12

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Correct option is (c) Torque but no force

To elaborate: Dipole is the COMBINATION of two EQUAL but opposite charges, kept at a certain distance. If it is placed in a uniform electric field, both the charges will suffer the same but opposite forces on them. As a result, the net force on the dipole BECOMES zero, but due to equal and opposite forces ACTING on two DIFFERENT points, there is a net torque acting on the dipole.



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