Question

An electric dipole is placed in no-uniform electric field. It may experience:

• A. Resultant force and couple
• B. Only resultant force
• C. Only couple
• D. None of the above

Answer 1

The correct option is A Resultant force and couple

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in a non-uniform field,the wtwo charges at end of dipole may experience different electric forces (given by =$q\overrightarrow{E},\overrightarrow{E}$ at that point) as at different directions, resulting in some net force. now due to the force, it may experience a couple , as charges are some distance apart.