Question
Question: An electric dipole is kept in non-uniform electric field. It experiences...
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
Answer
A force and a torque
Explanation
Solution
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.