A) The dipole will experience only a force
B) The dipole will experience only a torque
C) The dipole will experience both the force and torque
D) The dipole will neither experience a force nor a torque
Correct Answer: C
Solution :
Consider, a dipole AB placed in a non-uniform electric field. Clearly, \[\Rightarrow \] \[|{{F}_{A}}|\ne |{{F}_{B}}|\] Similarly, \[|{{\tau }_{A}}|\ne |{{\tau }_{B}}|\] Thus, we can say that the dipole will experience a net force \[{{F}_{net}}=|{{F}_{A}}|-|{{F}_{B}}|\]and net torque \[{{\tau }_{net}}=|{{\tau }_{A}}|-|{{\tau }_{B}}|\]You need to login to perform this action.
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