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An electric dipole is placed in non-uniform electric field, then it experiences
  1. only torque
  2. force and torque
  3. only force
  4. neither force nor torque

A
force and torque
B
only force
C
only torque
D
neither force nor torque
Solution
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Given an electric dipole placed in a non-uniform electric field. An electric dipole always experiences a torque when placed in uniform as well as non-uniform electric field. But in non-uniform electric field, dipole will also experience net force of attraction. So the electric dipole in non-uniform electric field experiences both torque and force.

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